(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.
WEST VIRGINIA HOSPITALS/HEALTH SYSTEMS:
American Medical Association, @AmerMedicalAssn
American Red Cross, USA, @RedCross
Ascension, USA, @Ascensionorg
Barbourville ARH, Barbourville (unable to contact; email not
viable)
Beckley ARH, Beckley, Email: BeckleyARH@arh.org
Bluefield Regional Medical Center, Bluefield, online contact form
Boone Memorial Hospital, Madison, @CHHnews
Braxton County Memorial Hospital (unable to contact)
Broaddus Hospital, Philippi (see Davis Health System)
Cabell Huntington Hospital (CHH), Huntington, @CHHnews [Blocked
my Twitter account.]
CAMC Health System, Inc., Charleston, @CAMC_HS
Camden Clark Medical Center, Parkersburg, @CamdenClarkMC
Cancer Research Institute, USA, @CancerResearch
Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston (see CAMC Health
System, Inc.)
Chestnut Ridge Center, Morgantown (see WVU Medicine)
Children's Hospital Association, USA, @hospitals4kids
Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, USA, @cmnnj
City Hospital, Martinsburg (see WVU Medicine)
Cornerstone Healthcare Group (CHG), multi-state, @CHGHosp
Davis Health System, Elkins, @dhswv
Fairmont Regional Medical Center, Fairmont, @FRMCWV
Grafton City Hospital, Grafton, online contact form
Grant Memorial Hospital, Petersburg (unable to contact)
Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Ronceverte, online contact form
Hampshire Memorial Hospital, Romney (see Valley Health)
Harlan ARH, Harlan, Email: HarlanARH@arh.org
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center, Hazard, Email: HazardARH@arh.org
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital, Huntington (see HealthSouth)
HealthSouth, U.S., @healthsouth
Highland Hospital, Charleston (unable to contact)
Jackson General Hospital, Ripley, @JGH_RipleyWV
Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Ranson (see WVU Medicine)
Jon Michael Moore Trauma Center, Morgantown (see WVU Medicine)
Logan Regional Medical Center, Logan (unable to contact)
Marshall Health, Huntington, @marshall_health
Marshall Orthopedics, WV/KY/OH, @MUHealthOrtho
Martinsburg VA Medical Center, Martinsburg, @MartinsburgVAMC
Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center, Morgantown (see WVU Medicine)
Mary Breckinridge ARH, Hyden, Email: MaryBreckARH@arh.org
McDowell ARH, McDowell, Email: McDowellARH@arh.org
Middlesboro ARH, Middlesboro, Email: MiddlesboroARH@arh.org
Minnie Hamilton Health Center, Grantsville (unable to contact)
Mon Health, @MonHealth
Monongalia Health Medical Center, Morgantown, @MonHealth
Montgomery General Hospital, Montgomery, @MontGen [unused account?]
Ohio Valley Medical Center (OVMC), Wheeling, @OVMCandEORH
Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill, online contact form
Pleasant Valley Hospital, Point Pleasant, Email: info@pvalley.org
Pocahontas Memorial Hospital, Buckeye (unable to contact)
Preston Memorial Hospital, Kingwood (see Mon Health)
Princeton Community Hospital, Princeton, online contact form
Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley (unable to contact)
Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Glen Dale (see WVU Medicine)
River Park Hospital, Huntington (chose not to contact; personal
info required)
Roane General Hospital, Spencer, @RoaneGeneral
Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown (see WVU Medicine)
Shriners Hospitals for Children, USA, Canada, Mexico, @shrinershosp
Sistersville General Hospital, Sistersville, @Sistersville [unused
account?]
St. Francis Hospital, Charleston (unable to contact; domain name
not viable)
St. Joseph's Hospital, Buckhannon, (see WVU Medicine)
St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg (see WVU Medicine)
St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington (online contact form not
working)
Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital, Weston, @SJMHWestonWV
Summers County ARH, Hinton, Email: SummersCountyARH@arh.org
Summersville Regional Medical Center, Summersville, online contact
form
Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston (unable to contact;
domain name not viable)
Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center, South Williamson, Email: WilliamsonARH@arh.org
United Hospital Center, Clarksburg (see WVU Medicine)
Universal Health Services, Inc. (multi-state), @UHS_Inc
Valley Health, @ValleyHealth
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Beckley, @VeteransHealth
Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Louis A. Johnson VAMC),
Clarksburg, @VeteransHealth
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Huntington, @VeteransHealth
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Martinsburg, @Martinsburg/VAMC
War Memorial Hospital, Berkeley Springs (see Valley Health)
Webster County Memorial Hospital, Webster Springs, online contact
form
Weirton Medical Center, Weirton, online contact form
Welch Community Hospital (WV Bureau for Behavioral Health), Welch,
online contact form
Wetzel County Hospital, New Martinsville, Email: info@wetzelhealth.org
Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, online contact form
Whitesburg ARH, Whitesburg, Email: WhitesburgARH@arh.org
Williamson Memorial Hospital, Williamson, online contact form
WVU Children’s Hospital, Morgantown, @WVUKids
WVU Medicine, Morgantown, @WVUMedicine
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
West Virginia”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hospitals_in_West_Virginia
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