Journal of Forensic Medicine, Volume. 41, Issue 2, 168(2025)

Recommendation for Forensic Identification Guidelines on Insulin Overdoes

YUAN Yu-hao1, YU Zhong-hao1, ZHANG Jia-xin1, MA Long-da1, ZHAO Shu-quan1, LIU Ning-guo2, WU Rong-qi3, ZHANG Biao4, LIAO Xin-biao5, CHEN Xin3, HE Guang-long6, and ZHOU Yi-wu1、*
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  • 1Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China
  • 2Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai 200063, China
  • 3Institute of Forensic Science, Shanghai Public Security Bureau, Shanghai 201799, China
  • 4Institute of Forensic Science, Nanjing Municipal Public Security Bureau, Nanjing 210000, China
  • 5Criminal Technology Center of Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department, Guangzhou 510050, China
  • 6Institute of Forensic Science of China, Beijing 100045, China
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    Insulin is an important protein hormone that participates in multiple metabolic pathways. Biosynthetic insulin has been widely used in the treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Currently, the number of reported cases of insulin overdose both at home and abroad is gradually increasing, and insulin homicide is no longer a means of “committing murder without leaving a trace”. At present, there are no systematic protocols for the identification of insulin overdose in the field of forensic medicine in China. This article introduces the causes, toxicological characteristics, forensic examination, laboratory testing methods and indicator reference of insulin overdose. Based on the identification practice and research results and referring to relevant studies on insulin overdose at home and abroad, this paper aims to provide recommendations and references for the formulation of forensic identification guidelines for insulin overdose cases.

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    YUAN Yu-hao, YU Zhong-hao, ZHANG Jia-xin, MA Long-da, ZHAO Shu-quan, LIU Ning-guo, WU Rong-qi, ZHANG Biao, LIAO Xin-biao, CHEN Xin, HE Guang-long, ZHOU Yi-wu. Recommendation for Forensic Identification Guidelines on Insulin Overdoes[J]. Journal of Forensic Medicine, 2025, 41(2): 168

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    Received: Jan. 25, 2024

    Accepted: Aug. 25, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 25, 2025

    The Author Email: ZHOU Yi-wu (zhouyiwu@hust.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2024.340104

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