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. 2018 Jan;36(1):85-88.
doi: 10.2337/cd17-0072.

Prolonged Severe Hypoglycemia in a Pediatric Patient With Type 1 Diabetes

Rachael A Paz  1 , Priya Vaidyanathan  2
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Prolonged Severe Hypoglycemia in a Pediatric Patient With Type 1 Diabetes

Rachael A Paz et al. Clin Diabetes. 2018 Jan.
No abstract available

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FIGURE 1.
FIGURE 1.
Timeline of glucose and insulin levels during admission. The line is glucose levels, squares are insulin levels, and arrows indicate times of glucagon doses given, 1 mg each.
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