FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

FREESTYLE

MDR report key: 582568 · Received March 17, 2005

Report

Report Number
2954323-2005-00079
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 17, 2005
Date of Event
February 23, 2005
Report Date
March 17, 2005
Manufacturer
THERASENSE, INC.
Product Code
LFR
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER TOOK A BLOOD GLUCOSE READING AND BEGAN TO EXERCISE. THEY BEGAN TO FEEL "FUNNY" AND LOW. THEY TOOK AN UNKNOWN MEDICATION AND BEGAN TO FEEL HOT AND COLD FLASHES. THEY DRANK SOME SODA AND HAD SOME SUGAR. CUSTOMER BEGAN TO TAKE READINGS APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE APART WITH RESULTS OF 128, 95, 117, 78, 109, 179, 173, 236, 76, 80, 50, 250, 263, 119, 240, 145, 401, 97, 159, 111, 295, 222, 388, HI, AND 404 MG/DL. CUSTOMER WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THEIR BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL WAS LOW. THEY WERE TREATED INTRAVENOUSLY AND PROVIDED ORANGE JUICE AND FOOD. CUSTOMER'S METER CALIBRATION CODE WAS SET INCORRECTLY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 FREESTYLE BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM LFR THERASENSE, INC. * 0429539

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Required Intervention