It was reported that the patient was admitted after a prolonged attempt at treatment of hypovolemia, nausea, and vomiting secondary to diabetic gastroparesis.The patient also had munchausen disease.Prior to admission, the patient received intravenous (iv) therapy at home ¿several times¿ but it failed to control the patient¿s nausea and vomiting, so the patient as admitted on (b)(6) 2002.The patient continued to complain of nausea and vomiting, although they appeared to vomit ¿far less¿ than observed.Medication was administered including iv fluids and the frequency of the episodes declined greatly.The patient¿s antidepressants were stopped for 3 days and concluded to not be contributing to the nausea and vomiting.On (b)(6) 2002, the patient was noted to feel very weak and reported that blood sugar was low.Fingerstick found capillary blood glucose (cb) of 24.Hypoglycemia was a non-device related symptom secondary to diabetes mellitus.This was remedied using medication and boluses of apple juice with sugar mixed in.Insulin pump was discontinued while lantis insulin was administered; the patient's cbgs were in an acceptable range at the time of discharge.It was stated that event proved to be extremely emotionally traumatic and as a result her cbgs ran in the high 500s.During the hospital stay, the patient had ¿quite elevated¿ blood pressure that resulted in ¿satisfactory¿ control after medication was changed.At the time of discharge, the patient was physically and emotionally stable.The event ended on (b)(6) 2002 as the patient recovered from the event with therapeutic action.Additional follow-up is being conducted.If any additional information is received, a supplemental report will be sent.
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Concomitant products: product id neu_unknown_lead, serial # (b)(4), product type lead; product id 4301-35, serial # (b)(4), product type lead.(b)(4).
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