(Updated 3/19/22)
I continue to read personal testimonies from members of our corn allergy support groups documenting that medical personnel continue to administer corn sugar (dextrose/D-glucose)-containing IV fluids to corn-allergic patients in direct violation of the contraindication warning on the package insert. It is also apparent that too many medical professionals do not understand that dextrose is the chemical name for corn sugar produced from cornstarch (D-glucose), 21CFR184.1857, which can prove fatal to anyone with an IgE-mediated allergy to corn.
Glucose: blood sugar (lifeblood of all living organisms)
D-Glucose: synthetic glucose (lab-created from cornstarch); analog/enantiomer of glucose (NOT identical)
L-Glucose: synthetic glucose (lab-created), analog/enantiomer of glucose (NOT identical)
The most heartbreaking testimonies are from parents of corn-allergic infants, many of whom have been diagnosed with "failure to thrive" due to the lack of corn-free infant formulas. Hospitals have NO alternative safe sources of corn-free nutrition to feed to these struggling babies, and their pediatricians/dietitians cannot offer any assistance to parents of corn-allergic infants.
In
summary, the corn allergy population can consume very few processed foods; and
no commercially-processed non-organic meat, poultry, seafood, produce, or fruit
due to government-authorized corn-derived acid washes. Many corn-allergic patients must have their
medications compounded to exclude corn; and since tap water may contain corn
due to corn-derived purification chemicals, many are forced to purchase other
sources of corn-free water. In addition,
it is difficult trying to find a water filtration system that is not
manufactured with corn-derived components.
Therefore,
the primary message I am sharing with these hospitals/health systems is that it
will now be their responsibility to provide corn-free foods, fluids, and
medications (compounded to exclude corn-derived ingredients) to corn-allergic
patients. Otherwise, it could be
interpreted that hospitals are discriminating against the corn allergy
community.
After
one of the state hospital associations informed me that it was not their
responsibility to contact their member hospitals with our corn allergy
awareness message/documentation, and instructed me to contact every hospital
within the United States; I have been contacting hospitals/health systems in
each state on behalf of the corn-allergic patients.
UTAH
HOSPITALS/HEALTH SYSTEMS:
Acadia
Healthcare (multi-state), (unable to contact)
Alta
View Hospital, Sandy, @AltaViewHosp
American
Fork Hospital, American Fork, @afhospital
American
Medical Association, @AmerMedicalAssn
American
Red Cross, USA, @RedCross
Ascension,
USA, @Ascensionorg
Ashley
Regional Medical Center, Vernal (see LifePoint Health)
Bear
River Hospital, Tremonton, @BearRiverValley
Beaver
Valley Hospital, Beaver (see City of Beaver)
Brigham
City Community Hospital, Brigham City, @BrighamCityHosp
Cache
Valley Hospital, Logan, @CacheValleyhosp
Cancer
Research Institute, USA, @CancerResearch
Castleview
Hospital, Price (see LifePoint Health)
Central
Valley Medical Center, Nephi (unable to contact)
Children's
Hospital Association, USA, @hospitals4kids
Children's
Miracle Network Hospitals, USA, @cmnnj
City
of Beaver (Jason Brown, City Manager), Email: jbrown@beaverutah.net
Davis
Hospital and Medical Center, Layton, @DavisHospital
Delta
Community Medical Center, Delta, @deltahospitalut
Dixie
Regional Medical Center, St. George, @DixieRegional
Ernest
Health (multi-state), online contact form
Fillmore
Community Hospital, Fillmore, @filcomhospital
Garfield
Memorial Hospital, Panguitch (see Intermountain Healthcare)
Gunnison
Valley Hospital, Gunnison (unable to contact)
HCA
Healthcare, @HCAhealthcare
Heber
Valley Medical Center, Heber (see Intermountain Healthcare)
Highland
Ridge Hospital, Midvale (see Acadia Healthcare)
Huntsman
Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, @huntsmancancer
IASIS
Healthcare (multi-state), @iasishealthcare
Intermountain
Healthcare (multi-state), @Intermountain
Intermountain
Medical Center, Murray, @IntermtnMedCtr
Jordan
Valley Medical Center, West Jordan, @JordanValleyMed
Jordan
Valley Medical Center West Valley Campus, West Valley City, @JVMCWestValley
Kane
County Hospital, Kanab, online contact form
Lakeview
Hospital, Bountiful, @LakeviewHosp
Landmark
Hospital of Salt Lake City (see Landmark Hospitals)
Landmark
Hospitals (multi-state), online contact form
LDS
Hospital, Salt Lake City, @LDSHospital
LifePoint
Health (multi-state health system), online contact form
Logan
Regional, Logan, @loganregional
Lone
Peak Hospital, Draper, @LonePeakHosp
McKay-Dee
Hospital, Ogden, @McKayDee
Moab
Regional Hospital, Moab, online contact form
Mountain
Point Medical Center, Lehi, online contact form
Mountain
View Hospital, Payson, @MVHPayson
MountainStar
Health, Cottonwood Heights, @MstarHealth
Mountain
West Medical Center, Tooele, online contact form
Northern
Utah Rehabilitation Hospital, Ogden (see Ernest Health)
Ogden
Regional Medical Center, Ogden, @OgdenRegional
Orem
Community Hospital, Orem, @oremcommunity
Park
City Medical Center, Park City, @ParkCityHosp
Primary
Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, @primarychildren
Promise
Healthcare, Inc., @Promise_Health
Promise
Hospital of Salt Lake, Salt Lake City (see Promise Healthcare, Inc.)
Riverton
Hospital, Riverton, @RivertonHosp
Salt
Lake Regional Medical Center, Salt Lake City, @SLRMedical
San
Juan Hospital, Monticello, @SJH_Utah
Sanpete
Valley Hospital, Mt. Pleasant, @sanpetevalley
Sevier
Valley Hospital, Richfield,
@seviervalley
Shriners
Hospitals for Children, Salt Lake City, @MedStaffSHCSLC
Shriners
Hospitals for Children, USA, Canada, Mexico, @shrinershosp
St.
Mark's Hospital, Millcreek Township, @StMarksHosp
The
Orthopedic Specialty Hospital (TOSH), Murray, @TOSHUtah
Timpanogos
Regional Hospital, North Orem, @TimpanogosHosp
Uintah
Basin Medical Center, Roosevelt (unable to contact)
Universal
Health Services, Inc. (multi-state), @UHS_Inc
University
Neuropsychiatric Institute (UNI), Salt Lake City (see University of Utah Health)
University
of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, @UofUHealth
University
of Utah Hospital, Salt Lake City (see University of Utah Health)
Utah
Department of Human Services, @UTHumanServices
Utah
State Hospital, Provo (see Utah Department of Human Services)
Utah
Valley Hospital, Provo, @uvhospital
Utah
Valley Specialty Hospital, Provo (see Ernest Health)
Valley
View Medical Center, Cedar City (unable to contact)
VA
Hospital, Salt Lake City, @vasaltlakecity
Published
Corn Allergy Studies/Statistics (“. . .
Maize major allergen . . .”)
Baxter
Labs specifically warns about administering dextrose IV fluids to corn-allergic
patients.
"Solutions containing dextrose should be
used with caution, if at all, in patients with known allergy to corn or corn
products." - Page 3
"Probable
anaphylactic reaction to corn-derived dextrose solution."
BCPharmacists,
"Warning: corn-related allergens . . ."
DEXTROSE
(CORN SUGAR): FDA FEDERAL REGULATION, GRAS - 184.1857
“Corn
Products and Derivatives List,” Institute for Responsible Technology (IRT),
6/6/17
Corn
Allergy Statistics (Monthly)
Corn:
It's Everything, Iowa Corn
https://www.iowacorn.org/education/corn-its-everything/
https://www.iowacorn.org/education/corn-its-everything/
Diane H., Corn Allergy Advocate
Corn Allergy Advocacy/Resources
@CornAllergy911
Source:
“List of hospitals in
Utah”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hospitals_in_Utah
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