Successful pregnancy in I.D.D.M. with intravenous programmable insulin pump.
Management of subcutaneous insulin resistance remains a difficult problem which can be treated by administering insulin intravenously by means of infusion pumps. We wish to report the case of a 31 year old primigravida with subcutaneous insulin resistance who developed a hitherto undescribed clinical complication of clot formation at the catheter tip, successfully treated with anti-coagulant therapy. Previous publications on the use of pumps in pregnancy have reported on the intraperitoneal route for insulin administration.
Brosnan
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Department of Endocrinology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Devlin
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D000328:Adult; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000628:therapy*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007332:Insulin Infusion Systems / Q000009:adverse effects; D011247:Pregnancy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics / Q000628:therapy*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D006493:Heparin