Severe deterioration of metabolic control caused by malfunction of a disposable insulin pen device

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 575-576

  Boronat, Mauro ^a,b   García Delgado, Yaiza ^a   Pérez Martín, Nuria ^a   Nóvoa, Francisco J ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO INSULAR DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLIMEPIRIDE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; INSULIN ASPART; INSULIN GLARGINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CASE REPORT; DETERIORATION; DIABETIC COMA; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS;

AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 56749177635     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2008.06.080052     Document Type: Article

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