When a person with diabetes displays signs of confusion, sweating, irritability, and tachycardia, the medical emergency is most likely to be:

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When a diabetic patient shows signs of confusion, sweating, irritability, and tachycardia, he or she is experiencing low blood sugar or hypoglycemia. Hyperglycemia is more difficult to recognize and is impossible to treat in a dental office. The patient experiencing hyperglycemia should go to the hospital for treatment. Convulsions are seen in the advanced stages of both hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia. The signs of myocardial infarction (heart attack) include pain in the chest or feelings of indigestion.

When a Person with Diabetes Displays Signs of Confusion, Sweating