GlucaGen HypoKit (Glucagon)

Description

GlucaGen HypoKit (Glucagon) is a high blood sugar agent. It is typically used to treat severe hypoglycemic reactions (unconsciousness due to low blood sugar), which may occur when a person takes insulin to treat diabetes. It may also have other uses.

Additional information

GlucaGen HypoKit (Glucagon) is typically taken as 1 mL for adults (marked as 1/1 on the syringe). However, your doctor or pharmacist may have suggested a different dosage that is more appropriate for you. Doses must be given by intramuscular injection (IM - into a muscle). Your doctor may have given you GlucaGen so that your friends or relatives can give you the injection, if you become severely hypoglycemic (unconsciousness due to low blood sugar) and cannot take sugar by mouth. Mix the GlucaGen powder and solvent just before giving the injection into the muscle. You must be given a high sugar snack like sweets, biscuits or fruit juice after you have responded to treatment (as soon as you are able to take it). The high sugar snack will prevent relapse of the hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). Important: Follow the instructions on the label. Do not use more of this product, or more often than prescribed.

WARNING: Early symptoms of hypoglycemia may include sweating, drowsiness, dizziness, irregular heartbeat (palpitation), and others. The occurrence of early symptoms calls for prompt and, if necessary, repeated administration of some form of carbohydrate, for example, candy, orange juice, corn syrup, honey or lumps of sugar. If improvement does not occur or if administration of carbohydrate is impossible, GlucaGen should be given. After using GlucaGen, you or someone else must contact your doctor or healthcare provider. You need to find out why you had severe hypoglycemia and how to avoid it happening again.

In addition to its desired action, GlucaGen HypoKit (Glucagon) may cause some side effects, notably:
It may cause nausea and dizziness.

Contraindications: Hypersensitivity to glucagon or any component of the formulation, pheochromocytoma (a tumor of the adrenal glands located in the upper region of the abdomen on top of the kidneys).

Animal reproduction studies have failed to demonstrate a risk to the fetus and there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women. If you're planning a pregnancy or become pregnant or breastfeeding, contact your family doctor.

A treatment with GlucaGen HypoKit (Glucagon) requires regular monitoring by a doctor. Be sure to see your doctor for all regularly scheduled appointments.GlucaGen HypoKit (Glucagon)

Warning

Each person may react differently to a treatment. If you think this medication may be causing side effects (including those described here, or others), talk to your doctor or pharmacist. He or she can help you to determine whether or not the medication is the source of the problem.