title: Variation of insulin absorption during subcutaneous and peritoneal infusion in insulin-dependent diabetic patients with unsatisfactory long-term glycaemic response to continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion.
abstract: The aim of present study was to analyse the reproducibility of plasma-free insulin profiles of subcutaneously (CSII) and intraperitoneally (CIPII) administered insulin in 6 C-peptide-negative, type 1, diabetic patients. The patients were selected for CIPII because of unsatisfactory, long-term, metabolic response to CSII. Plasma-free insulin was measured repeatedly, twice during subcutaneous infusion and twice during intraperitoneal infusion, for 4 hours, following a standard breakfast. In the CSII experiment, insulin was given as a meal-dose of 0.1 U per kg body weight, and in the CIPII experiment the meal-dose was 0.05 U per kg body weight. The dose-induced peak occurred earlier after the CIPII than with the CSII (60.0 +/- 8.0 vs 133.6 +/- 16.3 min). In conclusion, the intra-patient coefficient of variation (C.V.) of plasma-free-insulin profiles at 0-60 min and 0.240 min, as well as the peak time, were markedly lower for CIPII insulin than for CSII, indicating a more reproducible way of insulin administration with CIPII in this selected group of patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Danderyd Hospital, Sweden.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wredling
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Lins
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Adamson
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007332:Insulin Infusion Systems; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin