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SUBMITTER: Lee SI
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4154006 | biostudies-other | 2014 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Lee Siang Ing SI Narendran Parth P
BMJ case reports 20140821
A 36-year-old man with type 1 diabetes developed skin inflammation at the site of subcutaneous insulin injection after 10 years of basal bolus subcutaneous insulin therapy. This inflammation led to poor insulin absorption, poorly controlled blood glucose and subsequently to ketoacidosis. The problem persisted despite a trial of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion. The patient went on to be treated with continuous intraperitoneal insulin infusion. Three months after the procedure, he was ach ...[more]