5.2.1.0 Overview

5.2.2.0 Glucagon

The use of glucagon is in­di­cat­ed for the treat­ment of hy­po­glycemia in peo­ple un­able or un­will­ing to con­sume car­bo­hy­drates by mouth. Those in close con­tact with, or hav­ing cus­to­di­al care of, peo­ple with hy­po­glycemia-‍prone di­a­betes (fam­i­ly mem­bers, room­mates, school per­son­nel, child care pro­viders, cor­rec­tion­al in­sti­tu­tion staff, or cowork­ers) should be in­struct­ed on the use of glucagon kits, in­clud­ing where the kit is and when and how to ad­min­is­ter glucagon. An in­di­vid­u­al does not need to be a health care pro­fes­sion­al to safe­ly ad­min­is­ter glucagon. Care should be taken to en­sure that glucagon kits are not ex­pired.