// PARAMEDIC Question · Medical

A patient with a diabetic emergency has a blood glucose of 25 mg/dL and is unconscious. The treatment is:

A. Oral glucose
B. Glucagon IM
C. Dextrose IVCorrect
D. Insulin

// Rationale

Unconscious hypoglycemia is treated with IV dextrose; glucagon is an alternative if IV access is unavailable.

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