Prepare the glucagon injection in the usual way - follow the instructions inside the box.
Get rid of the glucagon syringe in the sharps bin and get a 30 unit of 0.3 ml insulin syringe.
Draw back the glucagon into the insulin syringe.
The units of glucagon you will need depends on your child or teen's age, for example:
20 units is the maximum dose.
Give your child or teen the injection under the skin (subcutaneously) as you would a normal insulin injection.
Test at 20 minutes and then every hour.
Keep in contact with your diabetes clinical nurse specialist or the paediatric registrar through the hospital operator.
Keep the glucagon mixture in the fridge for up to 24 hours so you can have repeat doses if your child or teen needs them.
If your child or teen needs more than 2 doses of mini-dose glucagon, seek urgent medical advice. Your child may need to go to hospital.
The content on this page has been approved by the Clinical Network for Children and Young People with Diabetes, Paediatric Society of New Zealand.
Images of mini-dose glucagon are screenshots taken from a Starship Hospital video on mini-dose glucagon [2].
This page last reviewed 11 August 2022.
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