title: Severe weight gain and generalized insulin edema after the starting of an insulin pump.
abstract: The possibility of the occurrence of a generalized edema after initiation or intensification of insulin treatment in patients with diabetes, although considered a rare event, has long been described in the literature. In this case, a state of clinically significant edema, with a concurrent severe weight gain, occurred in a patient with type 1 diabetes in whom the implantation of an insulin pump resulted in a dramatic and abrupt improvement in glycemic control.
authors.affiliation: Division of Diabetology, Paolo Borsellino Hospital, Marsala, Italy. Electronic address: drgreco@alice.it.
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Greco
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007332:Insulin Infusion Systems / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013577:Syndrome; D015430:Weight Gain
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin
keywords: diabète sucré de type 1; insulin edema; insulin pump; pompe à insuline; prise de poids; type 1 diabetes mellitus; weight gain; œdème lié à l’insuline