10 High Blood Sugar Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Mera
Symptom #6: Coma
Coma refers to the state of unconsciousness where the afflicted patient cannot be awakened and does not respond to any stimuli. There is absence of wakefulness and the patient is unable to speak, feel, move, or hear.
A patient in a coma usually scores between 3 and 8 on the Glasgow Coma Scale. There are many causes of coma such as severe hypoglycemia, hypercapnia, traumatic brain injury, subarachnoid hemorrhage, intoxication, and more.
