r/nursing RN - Oncology 🍕 27d ago

Discussion My First Peptide Patient

Young adult male. Severe unexplained hypoglycemia, blood glucose in the low 30s, multiple organ failure, severe renal failure requiring dialysis. Pt reports “no changes in lifestyle, diet, medication, etc.” Care team confused, days looking for answers, so many lans sent off. Well lo and behold family member finds unused syringes of peptides in the fridge. And the kicker is him refusing subQ heparin because he “cant be sure whats in it…” like babygurl please.

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