title: [Ambulatory treatment of diabetes in children by continuous subcutaneous infusion of insulin using a portable pump].
abstract: Six diabetic children, aged 2 to 4 years, were selected for continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (SCII) therapy using a portable pump, because of unstable glycemic control. Under previous conventional insulin therapy, they experienced both chronic hyperglycemia (mean: 2.10 +/- 0.07 milligrams, HbA1 C: 9.02 +/- 0.2%) and frequent or severe hypoglycemic manifestations. Reduction of both glycemic level: 1.08 +/- 0.04 milligrams (p less than 0.01) and instability: M index 0.76 +/- 0.2 vs 5.5 +/- 1.4 (p less than 0.01) was obtained the first week after CSII therapy was started. The metabolic improvement was maintained over 5 to 9 months of ambulatory CSII therapy: HbA1 C decreased down to 7.6 +/- 0.6% (p less than 0.05), while hypoglycemic episodes became rare. The portable insulin delivery system was well tolerated both physically and psychologically by 5/6 of the children and their families.
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D007332:Insulin Infusion Systems; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose
vernacular_title: Traitement ambulatoire du diabète de l'enfant par perfusion sous-cutanée continue d'insuline au moyen d'une pompe portable.