Hypoglycemia: Introduction (Nursing)

00:01 Hi! Welcome to our video series on hypoglycemia.

00:05 Yeah, we're going to talk about low blood sugar.

00:09 So let's talk about what it is.

00:11 Low blood sugar is a blood glucose that is less than 70.

00:15 So let's say 68, because the blood sugar less than 70 is something that should be treated.

00:22 So normal blood glucose is fasting usually between 70 and a hundred and if I just did a random blood sugar, it should be less than 125.

00:32 Okay.

00:33 So let's back up the tape.

00:34 Sometimes it takes a little bit to get rolling into a topic.

00:38 So we're talking about low blood sugar.

00:42 So for the sake of this conversation, I want you to think about hypoglycemia being less than 70.

00:49 Now how do we get to that number? We're talking about less than 70 because a normal fasting blood sugar is seventy to a hundred.

00:58 So whether you're fasting or not if that blood sugar dips below 70, It likely should be treated.

01:04 I'm going to walk you through what you do, but I want you to have that number set in your brain.

01:10 Now, I normal glucose, is seventy to a hundred if you haven't eaten anything if I'm just randomly checking your glucose.

01:17 I'm not timing it with meals.

01:19 It should be less than 125, if you're not diabetic.