title: Attempted suicide with liraglutide overdose did not induce hypoglycemia.
abstract: We document the first reported case of attempted suicide with the GLP-1 receptor agonist, liraglutide: a 33-year-old Japanese woman with type 2 diabetes reported subcutaneously injected 72 mg of liraglutide. She experienced gastrointestinal symptoms but no hypoglycemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Metabolism and Endocrinology, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nakanishi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujitani
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watada
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000523:psychology; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D052216:Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000506:poisoning; D000067757:Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000506:poisoning*; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D000069450:Liraglutide; D018027:Receptors, Glucagon / Q000819:agonists*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; C000593833:GLP1R protein, human; D000067757:Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D018027:Receptors, Glucagon; D000069450:Liraglutide; D052216:Glucagon-Like Peptide 1