Table 2 Characteristics of patients who were admitted to hospital following hypoglycaemia.

Patient no.	Sex	Age (years)	BM on arrival (mmol/l)	Insulin treated diabetes	Treatment	Concurrent illness
1	M	72	4.9	Yes	Oral CHO GP	Hypothermia
					Glucagon SAS	↓ GCS
					IV dextrose A&E
2	F	77	2.8	Yes	IV dextrose A&E	↓ GCS
3	M	53	0.7	Yes	Glucagon SAS	Alcohol intoxication
					IV dextrose A&E	↓ GCS
4	M	12	7.2	Yes	Glucagon family	Seizure
						Diarrhoea and/or vomiting
5	F	87	2.9	Yes	IV dextrose A&E	Cerebrovascular accident
6	M	80	2.8	Yes	Oral CHO SAS	Nil
					Oral CHO A&E
7	F	86	2.4	Yes	Glucagon SAS	Nil
					IV dextrose A&E
8	F	72	20.9	Yes	Oral CHO family	Head injury
9	F	96	1.8	Unknown	IV dextrose A&E	Collapse unknown cause
						↓ GCS
10	M	82	2.1	Yes	Oral CHO family	Renal impairment
					IV dextrose A&E	Social problems

↓ GCS, decreased Glasgow Coma Scale score.

CHO, carbohydrates; IV, intravenous; SAS, Surrey Ambulance Service.