What Are the Effects of Insulin Overdose?
Many diabetics — people who have abnormally high amounts of sugar, or glucose, in their blood — inject insulin daily. Diabetics inject insulin because insulin helps glucose move out of the bloodstream and into cells, where it’s used for energy. Taking just the right amount of insulin can be tricky; taking too much moves too much glucose out of the bloodstream and can have serious side effects. Insulin comes in short-acting and long-acting forms. Overdosing on short-acting insulin causes more serious problems than overdosing on long-acting insulin, eMedTV reports.
