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• Gastric Bypass More Effective Than Sleeves, But May Carry Hypoglycemia Risks: Study

  April 30, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that gastric bypass surgery is more effective at causing weight loss and type 2 diabetes remission than gastric sleeve surgery, but at the cost of potentially dangerous low blood sugar levels.

• Medtronic Insulin Pump Air Pressure Issues Could Lead to Dangerously Low Blood Sugar Levels

  March 6, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  A medical device correction was issued by the manufacturer after identifying a design flaw that could lead to the insulin pumps malfunctioning during airplane flights.

• Fake Ozempic Linked to Hypoglycemia Injuries, Poison Centers Warn

  January 25, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  American Poison Centers have seen several cases of hypoglycemia linked to fake Ozempic products, according to a Reuters report.

• Nearly 3,000 Ozempic Poisoning Cases Reported to Poison Control Centers in 2023

  December 14, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Poison centers nationwide have seen a 15-fold increase in Ozempic and Wegovy poisoning reports since 2019, with 3,000 filed this year alone.

• Medtronic MiniMed 630G Pump Lawsuit Filed Over Insulin-Induced Coma, Wrongful Death

  April 22, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Medtronic faces a wrongful death lawsuit by a woman who says her husband went into a coma and died when his MiniMed infusion pump malfunctioned and delivered too much insulin.

• Overtreatment of Diabetic Nursing Home Residents Resulting in Hypoglycemia: Study

  March 29, 2022

  Randy Dixon, Jr.

  A new study reveals rampant overtreatment of nursing home residents with type 2 diabetes is resulting in patients with dangerously low blood sugar levels.

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Medtronic MiniMed Pump Malfunction

  March 15, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A wrongful death lawsuit claims a Medtronic MiniMed malfunction led to a fatal insulin overdose.

• Levaquin Removed From Market Quietly Amid Concerns Over Side Effects of Antibioitic: Report

  July 20, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  Production on the antibiotic Levaquin was discontinued in December ahead of new label warnings and a laundry list of recent side effect concerns.

• Levaquin, Avelox, Cipro Get New FDA Warnings Over Low Blood Sugar, Mental Health Problems

  July 11, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA warns that antibiotics like Levaquin, Cipro and Avelox can cause extremely low blood sugar, resulting in coma, and psychiatric side effects, and is requiring new label warnings.

• Medtronic MiniMed Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Insulin Overdose from Recalled Infusion Sets

  March 27, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A wrongful death lawsuit indicates that a woman died due to a malfunctioning Medtronic MiniMed infusion pump which injected her with a week's worth of insulin overnight.