Elements of metabolic control in children with type 1 diabetes before and after introduction to insulin analogues

• Main Authors: Baloš Ljiljana, Sajić Silvija, Zdravković Vera
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Serbian Medical Society 2011-01-01
• Series: Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo
• Subjects: diabetes mellitus type 1; insulin analogues; metabolic control; puberty
• Online Access: http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0370-8179/2011/0370-81791110605B.pdf

Introduction. Diabetes mellitus type 1 (T1DM) in children is characterized by unstable course. A significant number of studies shows that introduction to insulin analogues treatment aims towards better control of the disease. Objective. The assessment of metabolic control in children with T1DM that were introduced to insulin analogue treatment after many years of treatment with classic (human) insulin. Methods. The study included 59 patients 2-19 years old (12.9±3.8) with T1DM, transferred from treatment with human insulin to insulin analogues treatment. Data were obtained directly from patients and their parents, as well as from medical records. Results. The introduction to insulin analogues treatment, leads to a decrease in the value of glycolized haemoglobin (HbA1c) after 6 months (9.27±1.68% vs 8.63±1:26%, p=0.06). Average daily dose of insulin expressed per IU/kg of classic and insulin analogue (1.04±0.38 vs 1.03±0.30; p>0.05), remained almost the same. In 39 examinees (66.1%), 6 months before the introduction to insulin analogue treatment, severe hypoglicemia was registered and 6 months after the introduction to insulin analogue treatment it appeared in only two examinees (3.4%) (p<0.001). Ketoacidosis, 6 months before introduction to insulin analogues treatment, appeared in 16 examinees (27.1%), while 6 months after it was not registered (p<0.001). Conclusion. The use of insulin analogue treatment in childhood provides adequate metabolic control and substantially reduces the risk of acute complications (severe hypoglicemia, ketoacidosis).