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Comment by bonsai_spool

It depends on what the true blood sugar value was: if someone were already at the high end of normal and a 'brittle diabetic', you can end up in 'diabetic ketoacidosis' for T1DM individuals or—less likely—'hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state' generally.

See https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hyperglycemia... for a discussion of both (in Emergency conditions)

parent bonsai_spool 10 months ago

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