{"id":13754,"date":"2014-08-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/le-glucagon-une-medication-glucagon\/"},"modified":"2023-06-05T18:21:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T22:21:36","slug":"glucagon-hyperglycemic-medication","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/diabetes\/diabetes-management\/medications\/glucagon-hyperglycemic-medication\/","title":{"rendered":"Glucagon: hyperglycemic medication"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What is glucagon?<\/h3>\n

Glucagon, a hormone produced by the pancreas, increases blood sugar levels. Glucagon is used to treat severe\u00a0hypoglycemia, when a patient is unconscious.<\/p>\n

There are two types of glucagon: injectable and nasal powder.<\/p>\n

Injectable glucagon<\/h3>\n

\"Le-glucagon-une-medication-hyperglycemiante\"<\/p>\n

There are two injectable glucagon kits on the market: Glucagon for Injection\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0and GlucaGen\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0HypoKit. Both kits contain a vial containing freeze-dried, powdered glucagon, and a syringe prefilled with a liquid (solvent). The solvent is mixed with the powder in the vial until the powder is completely dissolved. Once the solution in the vial is clear, it is drawn back into the syringe and then injected.<\/p>\n

For adults, the total dose (1 mg) is injected. For children, half the dose is usually recommended, based on weight and age. The patient normally regains consciousness within 10 minutes of the injection. If not, call 911 or get the person to Emergency.<\/p>\n

Below is a summary comparison of the two kits:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/th>\nGlucagon for Injection\u00ae<\/sup><\/th>\nGlucaGen\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0HypoKit<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Storage temperature (before reconstitution)<\/td>\n15 to 30 \u00b0C<\/td>\n< 25 \u00b0C (lasts longer if kept between 2 \u00b0C and 8 \u00b0C)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reconstituted solution<\/td>\nMust be used immediately<\/td>\nMust be used immediately<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Child dose<\/td>\n\u00bd dose if weight is < 20 kg<\/td>\n\u00bd dose if weight is < 25 kg or if child is <\u00a06 to 8 years old<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Injection method<\/td>\nIntramuscular or subcutaneous<\/td>\nIntramuscular<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Nasal powder glucagon<\/h3>\n

There is one type of nasal powder glucagon: BAQSIMI\u2122. Unlike the glucagon injections, BAQSIMI\u2122 is ready to use. It offers an easier way to treat a severe hypoglycemia in people living with diabetes treated with insulin. A severe hypoglycemia occurs when those people cannot treat themselves.<\/p>\n

BAQSIMI\u2122 is indicated in adults and children of at least 4 years old treated with insulin. The dose does not need to be inhaled so it is effective even if a person has a cold.<\/p>\n

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Inform family members and\/or co-workers<\/h3>\n

If you live with diabetes and are at risk of severe hypoglycemia, you should ensure that family members and\/or co-workers know how to administer glucagon. You need to tell them where the emergency glucagon kit is stored and be aware of its expiration date. Glucagon must be protected from freezing and light.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What is glucagon? Glucagon, a hormone produced by the pancreas, increases blood sugar levels. Glucagon is used to treat severe\u00a0hypoglycemia, when a patient is unconscious. There are two types of glucagon: injectable and nasal powder. Injectable glucagon There are two injectable glucagon kits on the market: Glucagon for Injection\u00ae\u00a0and GlucaGen\u00ae\u00a0HypoKit. Both kits contain a vial…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16708,"parent":24337,"menu_order":124,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"15514,7588,15510,7531,12718,10002","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13754","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13754"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29091,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13754\/revisions\/29091"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24337"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}