Protocol
Prescribe glucagon for hypoglycemia
Description
Glucagon should be prescribed to patients at higher risk for adverse hypoglycemic events. This includes patients on diabetes medications prone to causing hypoglycemia wiht additional risk factors such as impaired cognitive function or prior hypoglycemic episodes.
Contributors
Canvas Medical
Last modified
November 20, 2023
Clinical notes
This protocol recommends the prescription of an glucagon auto-injector to patients on insulin, sulfonylureas or glinides and any of the following: recent episodes of hypoglycemia (2 or more episodes of glucose < 70 per week is a reasonable threshold) or impaired cognitive function. Additional risk factors not captured in this protocol include history of ER visits or hospitalization for hypoglycemia, history of severe level 3 hypoglycemia, or concern for hypoglycemic unawareness.
