Susan has type 1 diabetes. One day, after accidentally injecting herself with too much insulin, she started to shake and feels confused. Following her doctor's suggestion, she drinks a glass of orange juice (a ready source of glucose). Soon her symptoms subside. What caused her symptoms? How would a glucose-rich snack help?

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Susan has type 1 diabetes. One day, after accidentally injecting herself with too much insulin, she started to shake and feels confused. Following her doctor's suggestion, she drinks a glass of orange juice (a ready source of glucose). Soon her symptoms subside. What caused her symptoms? How would a glucose-rich snack help?

 

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