Metabolic decompensation in pump users due to lispro insulin precipitation.

Authors :: Wolpert, Howard A
Faradji, Raquel N
Bonner-Weir, Susan
Lipes, Myra A
Source :: BMJ: British Medical Journal (International Edition); 5/25/2002, Vol. 324 Issue 7348, p1253, 3/5p, 1 Color Photograph
Publication Year :: 2002
Abstract: Mentions two cases that describe the instability of lispro insulin, which is not specific to a particular infusion catheter or type of pump. The erratic and unpredictable glucose fluctuations with lispro insulin that have resolved when the treatment was changed to buffered regular insulin and aspart insulin; Confirmation of insulin precipitation.