Open AccessSuccessful control of a case of severe insulin allergy with liraglutide
Author(s) -
Kawanami Daiji,
Ito Tomoko,
Watanabe Yui,
Kinoshita Jun,
Sakamoto Masaya,
Isaka Tsuyoshi,
Utsunomiya Kazunori
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of diabetes investigation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.089
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 2040-1124
pISSN - 2040-1116
DOI - 10.1111/j.2040-1124.2012.00239.x
Subject(s) - medicine , liraglutide , insulin , glycemic , insulin resistance , allergy , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , endocrinology , immunology
A 72‐year‐old woman presented with repeated hypoglycemic and hyperglycemic episodes because of an insulin allergy. On admission, she was diagnosed with type B insulin resistance syndrome. She was also found to have anti‐insulin antibodies. After steroid therapy, glycemic control improved dramatically accompanied by the disappearance of the insulin allergy. We then introduced liraglutide, which successfully stabilized her glycemic episodes without allergic reactions. Liraglutide might be useful to treat patients with severe insulin allergy.