Treatment of type I diabetes with portable insulin infusion devices.
The development of portable insulin infusion devices has been a major advance in the treatment of type I diabetes mellitus. They can provide a safe and effective method for obtaining long-term normal or near-normal glycemia in well-selected patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. The criteria for patient selection and indications for long-term pump treatment are outlined. The known effects of treatment with portable insulin infusion devices on the metabolic abnormalities and long-term microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus are reviewed.
D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000209:etiology; D007332:Insulin Infusion Systems / Q000009:adverse effects; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D009431:Neural Conduction
D001786:Blood Glucose; D008055:Lipids