Is the injection better?
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1. Counselling Conundrum: a real question from a patient
2. Concise Conclusion: a straight-forward patient-friendly answer
3. Quick Wrap-up
Clearly, there are nuances that may not be captured in this format. The goal here is to provide you with helpful counselling tips which often draw from multiple sources or those which are not commonly accessed by busy healthcare providers serving the community.

Counselling Conundrum: "I've heard there's a nasal spray for low blood sugars. But does it work as well?"
Concise Conclusion: Nasal glucagon is a real game changer. In the real-world, all glucagon is roughly the same in terms of how it works; the nasal one takes a few minutes longer to work, but it's much easier and less prone to patient mistakes than the injection formulation (the injection needs to be reconstituted before use).
Quick Wrap-up: Unfortunately, ODB does not cover nasal glucagon (and it's quite costly), but keep an eye out for patients with private plans. In our practice, the use of intranasal glucagon has proven to significantly improve the quality of life of some patients.
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