Lantus insulin overdose: A case report

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 374-377

  Lu, Michael ^a   Inboriboon, Pholaphat Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

hypoglycemia; insulin glargine; overdose

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN GLARGINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; CASE REPORT; CONFLICT; DIABETIC PATIENT; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN, LONG-ACTING; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 80054679492     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2010.04.007     Document Type: Article

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