title: Plasma lipid and lipoprotein levels with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion in type I diabetes mellitus.
abstract: Plasma lipid and lipoprotein-cholesterol levels were measured in 10 insulin-dependent (Type I) diabetics taking their usual dose of conventionally administered insulin during 6 months of a continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion delivered with a small, portable, battery-powered pump. With this insulin delivery system we were able to provide near normal glucoregulation 24 hours a day for the entire study. This improved glucoregulation resulted in significant reductions in total plasma cholesterol and triglyceride, and very low density and low density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels within 2 to 4 weeks of treatment. These changes persisted for the entire 6 months of observation. High density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels rose significantly after 2 months of treatment and continued to increase during the 6-month study. These changes in plasma lipid and lipoprotein-cholesterol levels in response to treatment with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion would favorably alter the predicted risk for the development of premature atherosclerosis in these patients.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D008055:Lipids; D008074:Lipoproteins; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol