Transition from insulin to glyburide in a 4-month-old girl with neonatal diabetes mellitus caused by a mutation in KCNJ11.
Initial management of neonatal diabetes mellitus consists of insulin and adequate calories for growth. Once a genetic diagnosis is made, most patients with neonatal diabetes caused by mutations in the KCNJ11 gene can be successfully managed with a sulfonylurea agent without the need for insulin. We report on the transition from insulin to glyburide (glibenclamide) therapy in a 4-month-old girl with neonatal diabetes mellitus caused by a mutation in KCNJ11. Dosing of glyburide three times daily was critical for her successful transition.
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA. yee-ming.chan@childrens.harvard.edu
Yee-Ming
YM
Chan
Lori M B
LM
Laffel
D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005905:Glyburide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007223:Infant; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D024661:Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying / Q000235:genetics*; D000099161:Kcnj11 Channel
D005905:Glyburide; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin; D024661:Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying; D000099161:Kcnj11 Channel