Volume 10, Issue 8 pp. 686-688
Research Letter

Using an injection port helps improve metabolic control and compliance to a strict basal-bolus regimen in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes

使用一种注射口可改善儿童和成人1型糖尿病患者的代谢控制以及对一个严格的基础-餐时胰岛素输注方案的依从性

Giulio Maltoni

Corresponding Author

Giulio Maltoni

Unit of Pediatrics, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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Giulio Maltoni, Unit of Pediatrics, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 11, 40135, Bologna, Italy.

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Maximiliano Zioutas

Maximiliano Zioutas

Unit of Pediatrics, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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Stefano Zucchini

Stefano Zucchini

Unit of Pediatrics, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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Andrea Pession

Andrea Pession

Unit of Pediatrics, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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First published: 31 March 2018
Citations: 1

Abstract

Highlights

  • The use of an indwelling catheter may help achieve good metabolic control, reducing fear, pain, and discomfort related to insulin administration
  • Using an indwelling catheter may help achieve good metabolic control and prevent long-term micro- and macrovascular complications in subjects with type 1 diabetes, maintaining adherence to multiple daily insulin treatment.
  • Using an indwelling catheter may the a first step in training for insulin pump therapy.

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