title: 'Do-it-yourself' insulin pump. Case report.
abstract: We report the case of a highly motivated diabetic patient who designed and developed an insulin injector for himself. During 4 years of use of this injector, a strict control was achieved and the frequency of hypoglycemic episodes was reduced. During this period there was no evidence of progression of diabetic complications.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Malattie del Ricambio, Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bruttomesso
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lisato
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Del Prato
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tiengo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000188:drug therapy; D004867:Equipment Design; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007332:Insulin Infusion Systems; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin