Choose Your Own Hypoglycemia Adventure: Postpartum Patient

Bonnie Hill

Mrs. Rodriguez is a patient with insulin-controlled type 2 diabetes who had a C-section yesterday and is pumping for her baby in the NICU. She missed her snack earlier while she was in the NICU and calls you saying she feels hungry and sweaty. You check her blood sugar, it is 63 mg/dl. What do you give her?
A. 25ml (12.5g) IV of a 50ml D50W STAT
B. 4 oz milk and 1 package graham crackers or 3 packages of saltines
C. 4 oz of any type of juice