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Maïté Verkest, Karl Logghe1, Marlies Van Loocke2
1Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Introduction:
In this article, the importance of holistic care is highlighted trough the case of a 10-year-old female with diabetes type 1 presenting with recurrent severe hypoglycemia.
Case Presentation:
A 10-year-old female, with type 1 diabetes mellitus for 2 years, was hospitalized because of persistent hypoglycemia. At time of presentation, the patient was getting her insulin through an automated insulin delivery device. She came to the emergency room because of severe hypoglycemia despite adequate administration of glucagon intranasal and oral sugar solutions. The patient was hospitalized to resolve the hypoglycemia and to investigate the cause of the persistent hypoglycemia. Extensive further investigation was performed without result.
Conclusion:
After several conversations with psychologists, the patient admitted having manipulated the insulin pump resulting in auto-induced persistent and recurrent life-threatening hypoglycemia. Through camera monitoring, the team was able to confirm the manipulation.
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