On Being a DoctorOctober 2021Medical ViolenceIan Jenkins, MDIan Jenkins, MDUniversity of California, San Diego, San Diego, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M21-2188 Audio Reading - “Medical Violence” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads “Medical Violence” by Ian Jenkins, MD Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail His name was one of these: Raul, Ryan, or Rakim. It doesn't matter. The sheriff's deputy sat him on the edge of the examination table and left. He was the last patient of my shift at a county jail. The 22-year-old man sat there, waiting for me to initiate the encounter, taking disturbingly fast, deep breaths.“Whoa, what's happening?” I asked.“Diabetic,” he panted. “Been asking for insulin since I got arrested.”I asked for a fingerstick blood sugar while I interviewed him. He had one problem: a 5-year history of type 1 diabetes. He took long-acting insulin and four ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CaliforniaCorresponding Author: Ian Jenkins, MD, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 200 West Arbor Drive, MC 8485, San Diego, CA 92123; e-mail, [email protected]ucsd.edu. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement Audio Reading - “Medical Violence” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads “Medical Violence” by Ian Jenkins, MD Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics October 2021Volume 174, Issue 10Page: 1472-1473 ePublished: 19 October 2021 Issue Published: October 2021 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2021 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...