Noun: insulin shock in-s(y)u-lin shók
- Hypoglycemia produced by excessive insulin in the system causing coma
"Diabetics must be cautious to avoid an insulin shock";
- insulin reaction
- The administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and coma
"Insulin shock therapy was an early treatment for schizophrenia, but is no longer used"; "Insulin shock treatment was once used as a controversial method to treat certain mental illnesses";
- insulin shock therapy, insulin shock treatment
Type of: shock, shock therapy, shock treatment
Encyclopedia: Insulin shock