Insulin-shock
noun, Pathology.
1.
a state of collapse caused by a decrease in blood sugar resulting from the administration of excessive insulin.
insulin shock n.
Acute hypoglycemia usually resulting from an overdose of insulin and characterized by sweating, trembling, dizziness, and, if left untreated, convulsions and coma.
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