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Insulin dosage reduction
Author(s) -
Danesi Genni A.,
Chisholm Donald J.,
Barnes Jane A.,
Clark Elaine M.,
Campbell Leslie V.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1984.tb132951.x
Subject(s) - insulin , medicine , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
A retrospective survey was conducted of 52 consecutive subjects with insulin‐treated diabetes who were attending an education—stabilization programme. Eleven subjects (21%) achieved more than a 20% reduction in daily insulin dosage six months after completion of the programme. Compared with the remainder of the group, these subjects had a significantly earlier age of onset, higher initial insulin dosage (mean, 61 units/day, compared with 39 units/day), higher initial insulin carbohydrate and fat consumption, but similar initial glycosylated haemoglobin levels. These results suggest that overinsulinization is a relatively frequent occurrence and should be particularly considered in younger patients who are receiving relatively large doses of insulin.