Distributor representative contacted dexcom on 04/14/2016 to report patient experienced a hyperglycemic event on (b)(6) 2016.The patient was at work and had a blood glucose value of 469mg/dl.A co-worker took her to the hospital emergency room.The patient was feeling shaky, having stomach cramps, blurred vision, rapid heart rate and was hardly talking.The sensor was removed for a ct scan, x-ray and mri.They hooked the patient up to an iv with benadryl 50mg, pepcid 20mg, 8 units humalog, ativan 0.5 mg, morphine 4 mg, zofran 4 mg, plus another iv with just fluids.Patient left the hospital with a fingerstick value of 167mg/dl.The patient was at the hospital for approximately 6-6.5 hours.At the time of contact, patient was in good condition.No additional event or patient information was provided.
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