Computer assisted conventional insulin therapy.
Considerable interest has recently been focused on the computer as a new method to improve outpatient treatment of insulin dependent diabetics. Different ways of programming procedures have been proposed to simulate an experienced physician's capability to adjust insulin dosage in a mathematical form. We report here the results of a controlled study with a program for conventional insulin therapy in in- and outpatient treatment. Eleven inpatient type-I-diabetics could be well controlled after 8 days, and 6 outpatient treated type-I-diabetics improved all relevant metabolic parameters after 30 days compared to a control period of the same duration. So, computer assisted therapy promises to be a worthful aid in the treatment of diabetes.
D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004360:Drug Therapy, Computer-Assisted; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted
D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin