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Man goes on rampage inside U. health facility

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Anonymous | 6:20 p.m. Dec. 2, 2008

$100 says he was taking anti-depressant medication...

Anonymous | 8:43 p.m. Dec. 2, 2008

insulin shock, maybe?

BCS | 7:14 a.m. Dec. 3, 2008

sure sounds like insulin shock. It was the diabetes center, you would think that they would recognize that possibility

Anonymous | 8:05 a.m. Dec. 3, 2008

This is nothing unusual, I have seen 100 guys that fit this description at Rice Eccles Stadium. The Ute campus is full of them.

Anonymous | 8:43 a.m. Dec. 3, 2008

Insulin shock doesn't make you act like a crazy person.

You get drowsy, slurred speech, sweating, dizzy, light headed, palpitations.

DM1 | 9:14 a.m. Dec. 3, 2008

Insulin shock?? I have had several episodes of low blood glucose and never once tore up an office or punched people. Come on, we diabetics aren't monsters.

Anonymous | 9:38 a.m. Dec. 3, 2008

Yea your right Anonymous, at BYU, everyone behaves themselves. Prozac works wonders.

1st responder | 9:39 a.m. Dec. 3, 2008

Yes, low blood sugar can make you act crazy. As having dealt with it for many years as a FF, I have seen it many times. I have had to help hold "crazy" people down, heard the most foul language come out of people, and all sorts of other interesting things. Once you get some sugar on board, they usually turn out to be the nicest people, who appoligize for their behavior. However, they usually don't calm down UNTIL AFTER you get sugar in them. This guy calmed down on his own. This doesn't fit the norm. Who knows?

More Info, Please! | 10:20 a.m. Dec. 3, 2008

This story might have been a tool to educate & inform if it had been delayed a bit to fill out why it happened. For example, if it was insulin shock, we could have been told how to help someone in such a condition, etc.
As it is, this poor man's name is in the paper, and everyone's speculating. Not fair reporting.

Dr. I. B. Wimpmann | 10:58 a.m. Dec. 3, 2008

That poor Doctor got punched in the arm. Dang, I bet that hurt. Maybe he should have asked the nurse, who successfully deflected the punch to her face, to protect him. Doctors are notorious for having their nurses do the ï¿½heavy liftingï¿½, and having them take the heat when things go wrong. At least Dr. ï¿½Ouch, You Hurt My Armï¿½ didnï¿½t shove the nurse out in front of himself for protection, or did he? Get back to us on this point, will you? We need clarification.

Anonymous | 11:14 a.m. Dec. 3, 2008

Actually, $100 dollars says he wasn't taking any medication. If he was taking his medciation, this wouldn't have happened.

NP | 12:20 p.m. Dec. 3, 2008

The indvidual's blood glucose should have been tested to at least confirm/rule out hypoglycemia. It's an unfortunate incident and perhaps the Utah Diabetes Center will see this as a learning opportunity. If the individual didn't have an appt or isn't even a patient, then that makes it a little more unfortunate. Perhaps is was a random act and won't be repeated.

Guyaco | 12:53 p.m. Dec. 3, 2008

Maybe he just saw his bill...

SirSMokesAlot | 2:11 p.m. Dec. 3, 2008

It was 4:20 when he walked in,he was mad they didn't have his herb ready.

Hollywood | 2:15 p.m. Dec. 3, 2008

LOL, Guyaco!

observer | 2:32 p.m. Dec. 3, 2008

A future member of the legislature.

howler's mom | 3:15 p.m. Dec. 3, 2008

As a type 1 dibetic, he could have evn had thyroid conditions that made him act like that. I agree that someone should have checked his sugars. Even if they had to traq him to do it. It's unfortunate that the clinic didn't think of this. When does health care begin to care about their patients?

at least these health workers | 3:39 p.m. Dec. 3, 2008

were doing their jobs and not like some places that are smaller where all they do is put so much stock on the latest scandal...sometimes it is happening right under their noses...then they spend all their ingenious time hiding out in the x ray room rather than help out!! If the shoe fits, buy it!!

LIVEinPROVO | 4:44 p.m. Dec. 3, 2008

I bet it was one of those BYU fans that just can't accept the fact that they lost.

Anonymous | 4:57 p.m. Dec. 3, 2008

Prozac and all other SSRI-type anti-depressants actually "CAUSEs" akesthesia...extremely violent behavior in 3% of all cases. It's on the manufactures label.

S0, Do the math sheeple-- 25 million users X a very tiny 3% = 750,000 violent wack-os hyped on pharmacueticals.

FYI, type II diabetes and liver damage are also side-effects of anti-depressants....read the labels!!!

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