Dexcom was made aware on (b)(6) 2017, that on (b)(6) 2017, an adverse event had occurred.
The patient's mother stated that the patient was passing out and having a seizure while not wearing dexcom system.
On (b)(6) 2017, the patient's mother found the patient sitting in a daze at 1:30am.
The patient's mother did finger stick on the patient and it read 78mg/dl and gave the patient juice.
The patient's mother then did new finger stick and it read 58mg/dl and found the patient was starting to convulse.
The patient's mother gave the patient some more juice at which time the patient passed out.
The patient's mother called 911 and administered a glucagon shot.
The patient had seizure for 5 mins and back 15-20 mins after shot administered.
The patient's mother stated that by the time paramedics arrived, the patient was already awake.
The patient's mother did not take the patient to hospital but called the patient's doctor and spoke to doctor's nurse practitioner about the issue.
At time of contact the patient's condition was doing fine.
No additional event or patient information is available.
No product defects or failures were alleged as the patient was not wearing her dexcom system at the time of event.
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