WordNet
n. hypoglycemia produced by excessive insulin in the system causing coma [syn: insulin reaction]
the administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and coma [syn: insulin shock therapy, insulin shock treatment]
Usage examples of "insulin shock".
Baal is caught too, and she's going into insulin shock, so doesn't dare expend any extra energy.
I needed tests, I had to have my diet and insulin regulated, and once I fainted at school and went into insulin shock and the ambulance came and took me to St.
A transplant operation took care of the testosterone and insulin shock therapy helped eradicate the traumatic memories, but, well, there's only in much we can do.
Later, there would be barbecue ribs, ham, Cajun slaw, macaroni salad, and enough cakes, cookies, and pies to induce insulin shock served on banquet tables spread with red-checkered tablecloths under the shade of the towering oaks.
This represented an enormous advance from the days of his great aunt, who had to make do with electric shock tit served her well), insulin shock (not so well), and prolonged hospitalizations.