Prime-time hypoglycemia: Factitious hypoglycemia during insulin-pump therapy

Pediatrics

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Osipoff, Jennifer N ^a   Sattar, Nadia ^a   Garcia, Mireya ^a   Wilson, Thomas A ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Hypoglycemia; Insulin abuse; Insulin misuse; Insulin pump; Prime

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; INSULIN ASPART; INSULIN GLARGINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; DIABETIC PATIENT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN PUMP; INSULIN TREATMENT; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETIC DIET; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FACTITIOUS DISORDERS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; INSULIN INFUSION SYSTEMS; MALE; SELF MEDICATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 77951848130     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-1830     Document Type: Article

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