What do you do with an incompetent paramedic?

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This is a true story. My boyfriend was intoxicated and took 55 units of Humalog instead of 55 units of Lantus. I walked into his house where he was sweating so hard he was drenched, gray colored and confused. I asked him to let me check his blood sugar and it was 39. I gave him a regular pepsi out of desperation and called the ER where I work and they told me to send him via ambulance to the hospital. The paramedic arrived and told him, he could start a IV if he wanted him to then told him he could probably have a snack and it would cover him. I went ballistic and insisted he be given an IV and 1 amp D-50 STAT and even offered to start the IV. The paramedic proceeded to tell me if I did not leave he would call the police. I once again insisted on an amp of D50 immediately or would call in another ambulance and informed them I had already spoken to the ER. He finally gave the D-50 and allowed him to sign a waiver. I waited 30 minutes and had to drive him to the ER. Accucheck 29.

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I don't know who you should report this to but I hope you find someone. It might tick off nurses and paramedica and doctors off when a family member is answering questions but I don't think someone who has a blood sugar of 39 and just tool 55 units of fast acting insulin like Humalog is the person that should answering questions! Add to that this guy was drunk, which means he has no other defense than outside glucose to get his blood sugar up...I think the paramedic might have let his frustration over someone telling him what needed to be done cloud his judgement..or he was complete idiot! I'm assuming that this guys 55 units of Lantus was his full long acting dose? With most people's fast acting insulin needs being half their long acting and half going to meals, He took his whole days fast acting at one time! Anyone that has knowledge of diabetes and insulins would know that this guy needed to go to the ER! PERIOD! A snack is not going to be enough to get someone's glucose up that has OD'd on insulin! Please, report this guy and make sure that he pays...at least out of pocket!

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