Dr. Cathy Ayoub

And no one could figure this out in their hometown, so they came to Boston for evaluation. And he had these hypoglycemic low blood sugar episodes, which were life threatening, in the hospital. And the doctor would immediately take blood. And this is the chief of endocrinology. And he looked at the findings and he said, this can't be. the lab is wrong. Then there was a second episode.

And no one could figure this out in their hometown, so they came to Boston for evaluation. And he had these hypoglycemic low blood sugar episodes, which were life threatening, in the hospital. And the doctor would immediately take blood. And this is the chief of endocrinology. And he looked at the findings and he said, this can't be. the lab is wrong. Then there was a second episode.

And no one could figure this out in their hometown, so they came to Boston for evaluation. And he had these hypoglycemic low blood sugar episodes, which were life threatening, in the hospital. And the doctor would immediately take blood. And this is the chief of endocrinology. And he looked at the findings and he said, this can't be. the lab is wrong. Then there was a second episode.

Then there was a third episode. And he finally said, this has gotta be right. And what he was doing is he could identify that this child was being injected with insulin because the breakdown products for insulin were not present in the child's blood. if it had been insulin that had been created from the child's pancreas. So there was in some sense a smoking gun.

Then there was a third episode. And he finally said, this has gotta be right. And what he was doing is he could identify that this child was being injected with insulin because the breakdown products for insulin were not present in the child's blood. if it had been insulin that had been created from the child's pancreas. So there was in some sense a smoking gun.

Then there was a third episode. And he finally said, this has gotta be right. And what he was doing is he could identify that this child was being injected with insulin because the breakdown products for insulin were not present in the child's blood. if it had been insulin that had been created from the child's pancreas. So there was in some sense a smoking gun.

And he went in and faced the mother and said, this is what's going on with you. She came back to me and she said, I don't know why. He came in and he told me I did this. The syringes were in my purse. I don't know why he didn't come find them. I don't know why no one looked at me or examined me.

And he went in and faced the mother and said, this is what's going on with you. She came back to me and she said, I don't know why. He came in and he told me I did this. The syringes were in my purse. I don't know why he didn't come find them. I don't know why no one looked at me or examined me.

And he went in and faced the mother and said, this is what's going on with you. She came back to me and she said, I don't know why. He came in and he told me I did this. The syringes were in my purse. I don't know why he didn't come find them. I don't know why no one looked at me or examined me.

you know, or looked for some evidence that I did this because I really wanted to stop and I couldn't stop and I really needed to stop. And as ashamed as she was, and I helped her walk through telling her husband, which was the hardest thing for her, she was desperate to stop. And the women that I've worked with, at least in treatment, and maybe this is just random,

you know, or looked for some evidence that I did this because I really wanted to stop and I couldn't stop and I really needed to stop. And as ashamed as she was, and I helped her walk through telling her husband, which was the hardest thing for her, she was desperate to stop. And the women that I've worked with, at least in treatment, and maybe this is just random,

you know, or looked for some evidence that I did this because I really wanted to stop and I couldn't stop and I really needed to stop. And as ashamed as she was, and I helped her walk through telling her husband, which was the hardest thing for her, she was desperate to stop. And the women that I've worked with, at least in treatment, and maybe this is just random,

but are women who are almost compulsive about doing this. They started to do it, they continue to do it, and then they can't stop. And so I think that's one group of mothers. And those were often the mothers that were actually able to interact with their children fairly normally in other ways.

but are women who are almost compulsive about doing this. They started to do it, they continue to do it, and then they can't stop. And so I think that's one group of mothers. And those were often the mothers that were actually able to interact with their children fairly normally in other ways.

but are women who are almost compulsive about doing this. They started to do it, they continue to do it, and then they can't stop. And so I think that's one group of mothers. And those were often the mothers that were actually able to interact with their children fairly normally in other ways.

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It's like kids are here.

It's like kids are here.