Otherwise known as the "twinkie" defense! (my spelling is deliberate!) Not
to say that it shouldn't be considered.
Robert Forrest
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
> VIVEKANANDAN SACHIDANANDAM
> Sent: 20 May 2000 16:28
> To: Robert Forrest
> Cc: ACB List
> Subject: RE: Deliberate insulin injection?
>
>
> If the child abuse suspicion is strong, then the administration of
> alcohol along with carbohydrate food also causes transient reactive
> hypoglycaemia needs to be remembered and worth pursuing.
> Regards
> Vivek
> Guy's & St.Thomas'
>
> On Fri, 19 May 2000, Robert Forrest wrote:
>
> > 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
> >
> > Snip
> >
> > > 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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