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Around 3 am, patient (b)(6) started to feel sick.She woke out of her sleep not feeling well.She used the relion prime meter to perform a blood test and received a reading of 165, then took another reading right after and received 200.During this time, she was feeling sick and vomiting.She also felt nauseous.Her boyfriend was with her during the time, and he treated her with sugar free gatorade based off the reading of 165 and 200.They did not go to the hospital until around 11 am because she was still feeling sick, nauseous, and throwing up.Her boyfriend drove her to the er around 11 am.After they arrived at the hospital, they checked her blood sugar, and the reading was over 600.She was also dehydrated from vomiting.The er treated her with about two bags of fluid through an iv.She was admitted into the hospital and stayed in intensive care for a day and a half.She was discharged from the hospital yesterday.I verified she's had the meter for about four months.Her glucose typically ranges from 150-260.She takes lantus and humalog fast acting for diabetes.She's a type 1 diabetic.I verified she washes her hands with soap, water and uses alcohol.She allows her hands to completely dry.She uses her fingertip as a testing site.She does not receive oxygen therapy.She changes the lancets each time she tests.Replaced meter, strips and sent return label for products to be returned for investigation.
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