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ABDOLLAHI M, JALALI N, SHARIFZADEH M, KARIMI G. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY INSULIN INJECTI ON TREATED WITH HYPERTONIC GLUCOSE SOLUTION. Med J Islam Repub Iran 1998; 12 (1) :85-87
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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY INSULIN INJECTI ON TREATED WITH HYPERTONIC GLUCOSE SOLUTION
MOHAMMAD ABDOLLAHI , NASER JALALI , MOHAMMAD SHARIFZADEH , GHOLAMREZA KARIMI
From the Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,
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A young woman with no history of diabetes tried to commit suicide by injecting 2800 units of subcutaneous NPH insulin. She was transferred to Loghman Hospital within 12 hours. The main clinical symptom was continuous seizure activity which was resistant to all forms of routine drug therapy. The patient was treated with intravenous hypertonic glucose (50%) followed by continuous glucose (10%) infusion. The patient was discharged from the hospital after 8 days without any sequelae.
Keywords: Insulin, Overdose, Suicide.
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