Symptoms include nervousness, tremors, headache, weakness, fatigue or hunger. A proper diet that distributes caloric intake evenly throughout the day is part of a proper treatment of management plan for diabetes 2. Sometimes oral hypoglemic agents are needed or temporary insulin administration is an option. As cells are unable to utilize sugar, fat is used as a source of energy. Fat metabolism produces ketoacids, which causes acidosis.
Acidosis leads to decreased appetite, nausea and vomiting.
Without treatment, the person will become unconscious, go into a diabetic coma and die. Treatment is done via intravenous fluid therapy and frequent doses of insulin, intravenous fluid should contain glucose. Hypoglycemia Is also known as insulin shock, too much insulin in the blood can cause a rapid fall in blood sugar, below the normal levels. Patients may go into shock, after receiving insulin, from having very low blood sugar after fasting or before a meal. Signs and symptoms include hostility, irritability, fatigue, nervousness, headache, hunger, tremors, incoherent speech, dizziness, muscle cramps, poor coordination, sweating, double vision, numbness and tingling in the arms, hands, feet or around the mouth.