Prolonged hyperinsulinemia after subcutaneous injection of 2400 U regular insulin in a suicide attempt: Time course of serum insulin with frequent measurements
We studied the time course of serum insulin level in a patient who injected large amounts of regular insulin in an attempted suicide. A 58‐year‐old woman attempted suicide by subcutaneously injecting herself with 2400 U regular insulin. On arrival, the serum glucose level was 2.4 mmol/L (44 mg/dL) a...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
2012
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4019248/ |