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Unexplained hypoglycaemia on a pump
Author(s) -
Franklin Victoria L,
Bluff Susan,
Ramsay Valerie,
Sturrock Christine,
Greene Stephen A,
Alexander Victoria
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
pediatric diabetes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.678
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1399-5448
pISSN - 1399-543X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-5448.2007.00295.x
Subject(s) - insulin pump , medicine , bolus (digestion) , insulin , pediatrics , type 1 diabetes , continuous glucose monitoring , intensive care medicine , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
A 10‐year‐old boy on an insulin pump with frequent episodes of hypoglycaemia, admitted to administering insulin to cover sweet intake using the pump prime function, thereby bypassing the bolus history that his mother monitored. This case demonstrates children’s resourcefulness and technical abilities, and the difficulties parents experience in providing appropriate support.