I've had a chat about this with Bea Yorker, professor of nursing at Georgia
state who, like me has an interest in MBP in carers. She agrees that the
baby sitter needs to be investigated.
A R W Forrest LLM, FRCP, FRCPath,
Professor of Forensic Toxicology
University Dept of Forensic Pathology
Medico-legal Centre
Watery Street
SHEFFIELD
S3 7ES
UK
Voice +44 (0)114 2738721
Fax +44 (0)114 279 8942
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> A baby was brought to the ER in severe hypoglycemia, and
> within hours made a full recovery. No cause of the
> hypoglycemia could be determined; blood drawn after eight
> hours showed both glucose and insulin in the normal
> range. (This is the only blood remaining for further
> analysis.) The child had been in the care of a baby
> sitter at the time of the onset of hypoglycemia; the baby
> sitter is known to be a diabetic. Deliberate injection
> of insulin is considered a possibility.
>
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