Claudia was planting flowers in her yard when she felt shaky and decided to sit down. A neighbor saw her sitting and looking disoriented and went over to see if she was ok. Claudia said she needed juice or the sugar tablets, which her neighbor quickly retrieved from her kitchen. She drank 4 ounces of juice and ate 2 glucose tabs. Once she felt a bit better, she realized she took her sulfonylurea at lunchtime but got sidetracked planting before she ate. She knew she had experienced very low glucose and decided to call her doctor to discuss.
She went in for an appointment the next day and told her doctor she’s had similar episodes before, and thinks she might have also been low those other times. Her doctor documented in the office visit note that Claudia has had level 3 hypoglycemia that required assistance, then prescribed Dexcom G7. She started on Dexcom G7 as soon as her shipment arrived.