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Improved Insulin Absorption by Means of Standardized Injection Site Modulation Results in a Safer and More Efficient Prandial Insulin Treatment. A Review of the Existing Clinical Data
Pfützner, Andreas; Raz, Itamar; Bitton, Gabriel; u. a. (2015): Improved Insulin Absorption by Means of Standardized Injection Site Modulation Results in a Safer and More Efficient Prandial Insulin Treatment. A Review of the Existing Clinical Data, in: Journal of diabetes science and technology : from basic science to clinical practice ; DST, Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage, Jg. 9, Nr. 1, S. 116–122, doi: 10.1177/1932296814555400.
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Title of the Journal:
Journal of diabetes science and technology : from basic science to clinical practice ; DST
ISSN:
1932-2968
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Year of publication:
2015
Volume:
9
Issue:
1
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Language:
English
Abstract:
Temperature changes on the surface of the skin lead to modifications of subcutaneous microcirculation. This phenomenon is employed in a standardized way by the m InsuPad device to stabilize skin conditions before injections, which is associated with enhanced prandial insulin absorption. Three programmed warming cycles to 40°C within 50 minutes are resulting in faster insulin appearance in the plasma. Early standardized meal tolerance studies indicated a substantial improvement in postprandial glucose control when the same short-acting insulin analog dose was applied using InsuPad, and a dose reduction by 20% resulted in comparable glucose excursions. Similar results were obtained when patients applied the device under realworld conditions for 1 month. The InsuPad device was also tested in a prospective, controlled, parallel 3-month real-world study with 145 well-controlled but insulin-resistant patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Patients were treated to target in both treatment arms (6.2 ± 0.5% in each group), with or without the device. However, patients with InsuPad needed 28% less prandial insulin, needed 12.5% less total insulin, and had 46% less confirmed hypoglycemic events (blood glucose < 63 mg/dL) as compared to the control group. Except for very few inflammatory or allergic skin reactions, there were no device-specific adverse events reported from these studies. In conclusion, use of InsuPad when applying prandial insulin doses may result in a safer and more efficient treatment of type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
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insulin treatment
InsuPad
injection site modulation
prandial insulin dose
hypoglycemia
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Article
Activation date:
June 15, 2016
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