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Case Report

Volume 3, Number 3, June 2012, pages 190-192


Hypoglycemic Encephalopathy Caused by Insulin Aspart (Novorapid ®) Overdose During a Suicide Attempt

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Figure 1.
Figure 1. Top: Time in hours from insulin aspart overdose to our emergency center during the first suicide attempt. Bottom: Time in hours from insulin aspart overdose to our emergency center during the second suicide attempt. Bars indicate blood glucose levels, the line corresponds to infusion of dextrose, and arrows indicate receipt of 50% dextrose.