It was reported that the blood glucose monitor was unavailable for use due to an error message.On the morning of (b)(6) 2023 the customer received a blood glucose result of 153 mg/dl at 7:30am.This was a normal blood glucose reading for the customer and he administered his normal 20 units of lantus.Sometime between the timeframe of 12:30 pm and 5:15 pm the customer lose coconsciousness and had a seizure due to low blood sugar.The customer was home alone when he lost consciousness and could not recall the exact time.The customer attempted to test his blood sugar prior to losing consciousness and received an e6 error message on the device.The customer's wife arrived home at 5:15pm and discovered the customer conscious in the bathroom, she attempted to test his blood glucose and again received an error message of e6.The wife then treated the customer with orange juice and peanut butter.At 5:30pm the wife attempted to test the customer's blood glucose again, and finally received a result of 109 mg/dl.The wife drove the customer to the hospital.They arrived at the hospital at 6:15p and the hospital tested the customer's blood glucose and received a result of 240 mg/dl.The hospital performed a series of tests and ran an ekg.No treatment was provided for diabetes.The customer was not admitted into the hospital and went home 2 hours later.
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