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Unomedical reference number (b)(4).Event occurred in (b)(6).It was reported that the patient faced a bent cannula issue and had high blood glucose level reported to be 30.8 mmol/l at the time of incident.The patient went to the emergency room for severe diabetic ketoacidosis and high blood glucose level (30 mmol/l).The patient received insulin as corrective treatment in the hospital.The patient was hospitalized for two days and blood glucose level was 11.3 mmol/l at the time of this report.Unomedical do not see bent/kinking as being related to human factors, but rather as a training issue including correct choices of insertion sites and infusion sets and cannula length.Furthermore, the soft cannula is a flexible material that during use and upon removal can bend slightly.No further information available.
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