BACKGROUND: Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion is considered a safe and effective way to administer insulin in pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes, but achieving satisfactory and stable glycemic control is difficult. Several factors contribute to control, including fine-tuning the basal infusion rate and bolus type and timing. We evaluated the most effective type and timing of a pump-delivered, preprandial bolus in children with type 1 diabetes for a pizza "margherita" meal. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We assessed the response of 38 children with type 1 diabetes to a meal based on pizza "margherita" (with mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce) after different types and timings of a bolus dose. RESULTS: The glucose levels for 6 h after the meal were lower (i.e., closer to the therapeutic target of <140 mg/dL) when the bolus doses were administered as a simple bolus 15 min before the meal (area under the curve [AUC] 0-6 h, 6.9 ± 14.9 mg/dL/min) versus a simple bolus administered immediately before the meal (AUC 0-6 h, 4.2 ± 25.9 mg/dL/min) (P = not significant) versus a double-wave bolus 30/70 extended over a 6-h period administered 15 min before the meal (AUC 0-6 h, 1.9 ± 21.3 mg/dL/min) (P = not significant) versus a double-wave bolus 30/70 extended over a 6-h period administered immediately before the meal (AUC 0-6 h, 13.3 ± 15.6 mg/dL/min) (P = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: In the case of a pizza "margherita," our data support the injection of the simple bolus 15 min before a meal, rather than immediately before or delivered as a double-wave bolus, to control the glycemic rise usually observed.

Lowering postprandial glycemia in children with type 1 diabetes after Italian pizza "margherita" (TyBoDi2 Study) / A. De Palma, E. Giani, D. Iafusco, A. Bosetti, M. Macedoni, A. Gazzarri, D. Spiri, A.E. Scaramuzza, G.V. Zuccotti. - In: DIABETES TECHNOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS. - ISSN 1520-9156. - 13:4(2011 Apr), pp. 483-487.

Lowering postprandial glycemia in children with type 1 diabetes after Italian pizza "margherita" (TyBoDi2 Study)

E. Giani;G.V. Zuccotti
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2011

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BACKGROUND: Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion is considered a safe and effective way to administer insulin in pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes, but achieving satisfactory and stable glycemic control is difficult. Several factors contribute to control, including fine-tuning the basal infusion rate and bolus type and timing. We evaluated the most effective type and timing of a pump-delivered, preprandial bolus in children with type 1 diabetes for a pizza "margherita" meal. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We assessed the response of 38 children with type 1 diabetes to a meal based on pizza "margherita" (with mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce) after different types and timings of a bolus dose. RESULTS: The glucose levels for 6 h after the meal were lower (i.e., closer to the therapeutic target of <140 mg/dL) when the bolus doses were administered as a simple bolus 15 min before the meal (area under the curve [AUC] 0-6 h, 6.9 ± 14.9 mg/dL/min) versus a simple bolus administered immediately before the meal (AUC 0-6 h, 4.2 ± 25.9 mg/dL/min) (P = not significant) versus a double-wave bolus 30/70 extended over a 6-h period administered 15 min before the meal (AUC 0-6 h, 1.9 ± 21.3 mg/dL/min) (P = not significant) versus a double-wave bolus 30/70 extended over a 6-h period administered immediately before the meal (AUC 0-6 h, 13.3 ± 15.6 mg/dL/min) (P = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: In the case of a pizza "margherita," our data support the injection of the simple bolus 15 min before a meal, rather than immediately before or delivered as a double-wave bolus, to control the glycemic rise usually observed.
Settore MED/38 - Pediatria Generale e Specialistica
apr-2011
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