Very low birth weight newborn with diabetes mellitus due to pancreas agenesis managed with insulin pump reservoir filled with undiluted insulin: 16-month follow-up

BACKGROUNDWhen very low doses of insulin are used insulin dilution, a procedure prone to errors, is recommended. CASE PRESENTATIONWe managed a neonate with pancreas agenesis with insulin pump therapy from the first days of life to 16 months of age without insulin dilution. Predictive low glucose sus...

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Published in:Diabetes & metabolic syndrome 2022, Vol.16 (7), p.102561-102561
Main Authors: Zanfardino, Angela, Piscopo, Alessia, Curto, Stefano, Schiaffini, Riccardo, Rollato, Assunta S, Testa, Veronica, Miraglia Del Giudice, Emanuele, Barbetti, Fabrizio, Iafusco, Dario
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Summary:BACKGROUNDWhen very low doses of insulin are used insulin dilution, a procedure prone to errors, is recommended. CASE PRESENTATIONWe managed a neonate with pancreas agenesis with insulin pump therapy from the first days of life to 16 months of age without insulin dilution. Predictive low glucose suspend mode first and then closed loop control were used. No episodes of severe hypoglycemia were observed. CONCLUSIONSThough limited to a single patient with pancreas agenesis we believe that the use of pump should be warranted in patients with permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus and intestinal malabsorption, even with undiluted insulin.
ISSN:1878-0334
DOI:10.1016/j.dsx.2022.102561