Insulin Therapy: “When Saviour Turns Hostile”

Insulin is the cornerstone of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) treatment. Insulin allergy in patients with T1DM on insulin is an uncommon problem that might manifest itself as immediate or delayed symptoms after injections. We present 2 cases: the first is a 17-year-old girl who was diagnosed with T1DM at the age of 14 and has had several skin lesions at injection sites over the past 2 months that have not responded to antibiotics. The second case involves a 4-year-old boy who was diagnosed with T1DM at the age of 15 months and had non-tender, erythematous, and indurated lesions. Insulin hypersensitivity was detected in both cases, thus newer analogues were administered instead of regular and isophane insulin, and the lesions dramatically reduced.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Insulin Therapy: “When Saviour Turns Hostile” ; volume:28 ; number:2 ; year:2022 ; pages:74-78 ; extent:4 ; Dubai diabetes and endocrinology journal ; 28, Heft 2 (2022), 74-78 (gesamt 4)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Soodhana Mohan, Dhanya ; Hebbal Nagarajappa, Vani ; Sathyanarayana, Santhosh Olety ; Srinivas, Sahana M. ; Palany, Raghupathy

Further information

• DOI: 10.1159/000522562
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022061600150396094367
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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