Insulin Therapy: “When Saviour Turns Hostile”

Insulin is the cornerstone of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) treatment. Insulin allergy in patients with T1DM on insulin is an uncommon problem that might manifest itself as immediate or delayed symptoms after injections. We present 2 cases: the first is a 17-year-old girl who was diagnosed with T1...

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Main Authors: Dhanya Soodhana Mohan, Vani Hebbal Nagarajappa, Santhosh Olety Sathyanarayana, Sahana M. Srinivas, Raghupathy Palany
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Published: Knowledge E 2022-03-01
Series:Dubai Diabetes and Endocrinology Journal
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Sahana M. Srinivas
Raghupathy Palany
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description Insulin is the cornerstone of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) treatment. Insulin allergy in patients with T1DM on insulin is an uncommon problem that might manifest itself as immediate or delayed symptoms after injections. We present 2 cases: the first is a 17-year-old girl who was diagnosed with T1DM at the age of 14 and has had several skin lesions at injection sites over the past 2 months that have not responded to antibiotics. The second case involves a 4-year-old boy who was diagnosed with T1DM at the age of 15 months and had non-tender, erythematous, and indurated lesions. Insulin hypersensitivity was detected in both cases, thus newer analogues were administered instead of regular and isophane insulin, and the lesions dramatically reduced.
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spelling doaj-art-4afb9822bbd54d4a82727e5b41bed4e42024-12-02T06:09:15ZengKnowledge EDubai Diabetes and Endocrinology Journal2673-17972673-17382022-03-011410.1159/000522562522562Insulin Therapy: “When Saviour Turns Hostile”Dhanya Soodhana Mohan0Vani Hebbal Nagarajappa1Santhosh Olety Sathyanarayana2Sahana M. Srinivas3Raghupathy Palany4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7448-586XDepartment of Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore, IndiaDepartment of Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore, IndiaKarnataka Institute of Endocrinology and Research, Bangalore, IndiaDepartment of Pediatric Dermatology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore, IndiaDepartment of Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore, IndiaInsulin is the cornerstone of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) treatment. Insulin allergy in patients with T1DM on insulin is an uncommon problem that might manifest itself as immediate or delayed symptoms after injections. We present 2 cases: the first is a 17-year-old girl who was diagnosed with T1DM at the age of 14 and has had several skin lesions at injection sites over the past 2 months that have not responded to antibiotics. The second case involves a 4-year-old boy who was diagnosed with T1DM at the age of 15 months and had non-tender, erythematous, and indurated lesions. Insulin hypersensitivity was detected in both cases, thus newer analogues were administered instead of regular and isophane insulin, and the lesions dramatically reduced.https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/522562diabetes mellitusinsulinhypersensitivity reactions
spellingShingle Dhanya Soodhana Mohan
Vani Hebbal Nagarajappa
Santhosh Olety Sathyanarayana
Sahana M. Srinivas
Raghupathy Palany
Insulin Therapy: “When Saviour Turns Hostile”
Dubai Diabetes and Endocrinology Journal
diabetes mellitus
insulin
hypersensitivity reactions
title Insulin Therapy: “When Saviour Turns Hostile”
title_full Insulin Therapy: “When Saviour Turns Hostile”
title_fullStr Insulin Therapy: “When Saviour Turns Hostile”
title_full_unstemmed Insulin Therapy: “When Saviour Turns Hostile”
title_short Insulin Therapy: “When Saviour Turns Hostile”
title_sort insulin therapy when saviour turns hostile
topic diabetes mellitus
insulin
hypersensitivity reactions
url https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/522562
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