UG Aid

LOW SUGAR EPISODE L = Low BM (< 3.9mmol/l) This value is debatable and varies from one patient to another O = On insulin – Patients on insulin who have missed a meal or breakfast are prone to hypoglycaemia. W = Warmth S = Sweaty skin U = Unconscious G = Generalised seizures A = Aggression R = Rage E = Epileptic fits P = Paresthesia, Pallor I = Irritability S = Shakiness O = Oral Hypoglycaemics D = Death, Delirium E = Emotional patient

  " TABLE " T - Tremor (Intentional, coarse, affecting arms, hands, tongue and later legs, also called hatter's shake/glass blower's shake/danbury tremors) A - Acrodynia (Pink disease, characterised by pain, paraesthesia, pinkish discolouration of hands and feets) B - Blue-Black line on gums L - Lentis (Mercuria lentis, deposition of brown pigment on anterior lens capsule without affecting visual acuity) E - Erethism (Psychological disturbancecharacterised by shyness, timidness, loss of memory,depression, insomnia)