If treatment is not received promptly and correctly a diabetes seizure can lead to coma or even death. The more you know about how to respond to a diabetes seizure in advance, the more likely it is that you will know what to do if it ever occurs. Being well-informed a prepared may even save someone’s life. A diabetes seizure can occur because of either too high or too low blood sugar levels.

High blood sugar levels (hyperglycemia) leads to hyper-excitabilities of the neurons of the central nervous system. When the brain’s neurons become imbalanced, seizures are triggered. Cases involving low sugar levels (hypoglycemia) are actually more common. Low blood sugar levels actually reduce the activity of the neurons in the brain, and the neurons then respond by reducing their communications across the synapses (the space between neurons) to preserve body function. This leads to a seizure of diabetes (Livestrong.com, …