The role of the dentist in the treatment of emergency conditions in treating young patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Abstract

Urgent care: 1. To stop the attack of hypoglycemia, you need to give the patient sweet tea and a bun. Call the ambulance. 2. In the case of loss of consciousness, introduce a 40% solution of glucose (not more than 80–100 ml). The establishment of an updated diagnosis and, moreover, the choice of methods of diabetes treatment is not the task of a dentist, but monitoring the adequacy of antidiabetic therapy, preventing the decompensation of diabetes mellitus are necessary for the successful treatment of dental diseases. The final excretion of the child from coma and compensation of diabetes mellitus should be carried out in the conditions of a specialized endocrinological hospital, therefore, in parallel with the beginning of emergency measures in the dental office, it is necessary to call the ambulance.