Description of Event or Problem · 1
MY ANIMAS 2020 IR INSULIN PUMP FAILED AND GAVE ME 200 UNITS OF HUMALOG INSULIN. I WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL AROUND 4 AM AFTER MY MOTHER FOUND ME UNCONSCIOUS IN MY BED. WHEN SHE RIPPED MY INFUSION SET OUT, MY INSULIN PUMP WAS ALARMING THAT I WAS OUT OF INSULIN. I HAD FILLED THE NEW CARTRIDGE WITH 208 UNITS OF HUMALOG AT 12 AM. WHEN SHE CHECKED MY BLOOD SUGAR, IT WAS "LO" ON THE METER. FROM THE HOSPITAL, I WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO MEDICAL CENTER WHERE I SPENT 3 DAYS IN THE ICU. IN 2009, I WAS TRANSFERRED BY AMBULANCE TO ANOTHER MEDICAL CTR, WHERE I AM INPATIENT UNTIL EARLY THE FOLLOWING MONTH, WHEN I WAS RELEASED. I CONTACTED ANIMAS CORPORATION TODAY AND I WAS TOLD TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE FDA. DATES OF USE; 2009. DIAGNOSIS: DIABETES MELLITUS - TYPE 1. EVENT ABATED AFTER USE: YES