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Old 05-20-2009, 11:22 PM   #4
ZenGum
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Yeah, I was about to make the hyper/hypo point.

AFAIK, it is hypO (low) glycemia that causes coma, sometimes quite quickly, and needs first aid treatment, re-sugaring the blood. HypER (high) glycemia causes ... ahh, I can't remember, but it comes on slowly and is treated by insulin injection.
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