Glucagon Emergency Kit
By the5thone
March 17, 2009
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This kit has 2 items to it. A 1mg syringe of water and a bottle of powder medication. It is used for raising a very dangerous low blood sugar level. You take and inject the water into the bottle and gently shake it up to mix it. Then draw it all back into the syringe. Then inject it into any large muscle area
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Add your reviewgreat to have in case of an emergency if you're not able to swallow…
yes you need a perscription
Can anyone tell me what the average cost of this is?
I have this kit and have taught my 9yr.old and 15 yr. old how to use thankfully have not needed yet but with the lows i have 27 lowest so far im glad to know itrs here remember to check date and get new one when it expires love to all GREG
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Could have saved me a trip to the ER if I'd have had one, but I was constantly replacing them due to one year shelf life, and paying out of pocket (had no coverage) so I quit.
ProsDon't get caught w/out one, especially if you experience severe lows.
Saves lives. Affordable compared to hospital visit or worst case scenario, a life.
ConsExpensive, 1 year shelf life, requires a prescription
Had to use this once the first day after being released from the hospital after diagnosis. We were treating for carbs and our daughter got the stomach flu from the hospital.
ProsWorks as described.
ConsExpensive and can only be used for 24 hours after mixing. Seems to have a shelf life of about a year.
I have had to use this kit 4 times in the last 20 years and it has really been a lifesaver.
ProsWorks very quickly to pull you out of a bad reaction.
ConsWhen you are extremely low and need to use this injection you should have someone else to help you since it has to be mixed and you might not be able to think enough to handle the two step process while you are low.
Definately a life saving medication! I have had to use it numerous times over the course of my diabetic life.
ProsQuick acting, very effective.
ConsSometimes causes me to go too high too quickly.
Had to use it more than once thru my lifetime. Saved my life.
ProsBrings levels back up.
ConsTakes time to draw up and mix.
Sounds like the Epie pin..spelling…I do believe we'll have to get this, do you have to have a prescription though I wonder?
ProsSave a life
ConsWould not be good if no one else wasn't around to give it to ya.
This saved my life once. My husband had to inject me because he couldn't arouse me. Typically when I run low, I wake up in the morning or middle of the night that way. Thank goodness we had this, and my husband knew to use it!
ProsLife-saving.
ConsCan't work unless you have it around the house.
great for emergent situations of very low blood sugar.
Conssomeone else has to give it to you