Glucagen

Glucagen is a prescription medication used to treat insulin coma or insulin reaction from very low blood sugar (severe hypoglycemia) in adults and children with diabetes. Glucagen is a hormone, which helps raise sugar levels in the blood.

This medication comes in an injectable form and is injected in the buttock, arm, or thigh during severe hypoglycemic attacks.

Common side effects of Glucagen include nausea, vomiting, and reaction at the injection site.

Glucagen is a prescription medicine used to treat insulin coma or insulin reaction from very low blood sugar (severe hypoglycemia) in adults and children with diabetes.

You should only give Glucagen injection if:

1. the person is unconscious or

2. the person is having a seizure or

3. the person is confused and unable to eat sugar or a sugar-sweetened product or

4. the person does not improve from repeated administration of sugar-sweetened products.

Less severe cases of hypoglycemia should be treated right away by eating sugar or a sugar-sweetened product such as a regular soft drink or fruit juice.

This medication may be prescribed for other uses.  Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Severe side effects are very rare, although nausea and vomiting may occur occasionally.

A few people may be allergic to glucagon or to one of the inactive ingredients in Glucagen, or may experience rapid heart beat for a short while.

If you experience any other reactions which are likely to have been caused by Glucagen, please contact your doctor.