Busy long weekend for paramedics

Monday morning, paramedics responded to an assault on the Montreal Lake Reserve. A 21-year old man was transported to hospital. He was listed in good condition.

Important message from Parkland Ambulance

Many of the incidents paramedics responded to over the long weekend were medical, one significant trend they found was persons with diabetes.

If you know someone with diabetes, they are always carefully balancing activity with food and with medication to manage their changing blood sugar levels. Being diabetic doesn’t limit ones physical activity. But our epidemic of obesity does lead to diabetes. Eating well balance meals, getting regular exercise even going for a walk, and regular visits to your doctor can spot problems associated with diabetes.

For those with diabetes recognizing the drop in blood sugar may not be possible as it happens so quick but for friends, family or even bystanders knowing what to do when the blood sugar gets low can make all the difference. When a diabetic’s blood sugar drops below a “normal” level they can become drowsy, confused, lethargic, bizarre behavior or even acting “drunk” like. The answer is getting paramedics help quickly or they will go unconscious. Administering a sugar gel substance is only done when the person can take something in their mouth without choking. On the other side of the scale if the blood sugar gets too high they will be tired, flu like symptoms, frequent trips to the bathroom, and a smell of acetone to their breath. The high blood sugar scenario required more extensive management by a doctor and may require the person remain in hospital for a period of time. While high blood sugar requires further medical attention it does not need the rapid immediate care as low blood sugar does.

The balance between high blood sugar and low blood sugar is a challenge every day for mot diabetics. You might be able to prevent becoming diabetic through regular exercise, losing some weight, reducing the sugary foods that lead to weight gain and regular checkups with your doctor.

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by paNOW Staff

Busy long weekend for paramedics

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