We present the case of a 29.5-year-old girl with Down's syndrome, type 1 diabetes mellitus (DMT1), autoimmune thyroiditis and celiac disease starting on insulin pump therapy. After 22-month follow-up hemoglobin A1c dropped from 9% to 6.8%, even with a lower insulin requirement and no change in BMI.

Insulin pump therapy for type 1 diabetes treatment in a girl with Down’s syndrome / A.E. Scaramuzza, E. Giani, S. Riboni, D. Spiri, A. De Palma, C. Mameli, G.V. Zuccotti. - In: DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE. - ISSN 0168-8227. - 85:2(2009), pp. e16-e18. [10.1016/j.diabres.2009.06.008]

Insulin pump therapy for type 1 diabetes treatment in a girl with Down’s syndrome

E. Giani;D. Spiri
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A. De Palma
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C. Mameli;G.V. Zuccotti
2009

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We present the case of a 29.5-year-old girl with Down's syndrome, type 1 diabetes mellitus (DMT1), autoimmune thyroiditis and celiac disease starting on insulin pump therapy. After 22-month follow-up hemoglobin A1c dropped from 9% to 6.8%, even with a lower insulin requirement and no change in BMI.
Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion; Down's syndrome; Insulin pump therapy; Type 1 diabetes mellitus
Settore MED/38 - Pediatria Generale e Specialistica
2009
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