There is no authoritative data on how much insulin overdose will be fatal, and each person has a different degree of sensitivity to insulin, but insulin overdose will cause hypoglycemic coma, and hypoglycemic coma for more than 6 hours will cause irreversible brain damage and even brain death. Patients should follow the doctor’s instructions on the dosage of insulin when injecting insulin, and should consult the doctor in time if any adverse reaction occurs.
Insulin is an important means of controlling blood glucose and is mainly used for type 1 diabetes and severe diabetic complications. Overdose of insulin can cause panic, sweating, pallor, dizziness and other symptoms, severe overdose can lead to seizures or coma, hypoglycemic coma if more than 6 hours, may cause serious consequences, the patient may have irreversible brain damage or even brain death.
Patients should avoid blindly increasing or decreasing the dose of insulin to avoid serious consequences. The use of insulin should be adjusted under the guidance of a doctor, do not adjust the dose on your own.