Most insulin overdose deaths are actually suicides, study shows
Forensic data reveal a consistent rate of suicide among people with diabetes, not all of whom had a history of depression
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Suicides involving insulin are much more common than accidental insulin overdose deaths, accounting for more than two-thirds of cases, a study suggests.
The researchers reviewed fatal cases of insulin overdose in SA among people with diabetes and others who had access to insulin over the past two decades.