# Teaching sibling to use Glucagon
**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/teaching-sibling-to-use-glucagon/3456
**Category:** Parenting a D-Child
**Created:** [February 8, 2018, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/teaching-sibling-to-use-glucagon/3456 "2018-02-08T11:30:28Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Beacher](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Beacher)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2018, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/teaching-sibling-to-use-glucagon/3456/21 "2018-02-09T16:01:06Z")
> [@Jen](#):
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> Here’s a useful handout that I keep on hand as reference, even though I’ve never had to use mini-dose glucagon myself (there have been a few times, 5-9 hour lows, where it probably would have been helpful in hindsight!).
I honestly didn’t know that was sanctioned. Someone here (@Eric?) has mentioned doing it. It’s been a long time since I’ve had one of those deep lows that keeps going deeper even you stuff yourself with so much Coke/juice/honey/sugar/cookies/pastries/more Coke to the point that you throw up, but it might inspire me to go and buy a Glucagon kit, which I haven’t kept in the house for about 30 years.
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### Author:  [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/teaching-sibling-to-use-glucagon/3456/22 "2018-02-09T16:03:35Z")
If you’re sick and can keep nothing down it is definitely possible to have a very prolonged low. We’ve ran into that one with Liam.
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### Author:  [@Jen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jen)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/teaching-sibling-to-use-glucagon/3456/23 "2018-02-09T16:56:09Z")
Yep, it’s definitely official recommendation. In fact, I once mentioned to a diabetes nurse how it was pointless for me to have a glucoagon kit since I live alone and no friends/family would be around to use it. She replied that it was still useful for if I ever had a stomach bug and needed to mini-dose it. So I keep one around, and I also bring one when I travel (though I don’t carry one on a daily basis). Next time I have one of my nasty five-hour overnight lows I may give the mini-dosing a try… Maybe I’ll report the results on here. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2018, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/teaching-sibling-to-use-glucagon/3456/24 "2018-02-09T17:43:48Z")
> [@Beacher](#):
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> Stabbing your big brother with a syringe? What could be more fun!
I am still laughing after reading this, @Beacher!
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### Author:  [@mlg](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mlg)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/teaching-sibling-to-use-glucagon/3456/25 "2018-02-09T17:55:47Z")
> [@Beacher](#):
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> Stabbing your big brother with a syringe? What could be more fun! Take that, jerkface!
@Beacher Haha…you must know my boys!
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