Insulin-Infusion Pumps in Type I Diabetes

• Published in: The New England journal of medicine Vol. 308; no. 2; pp. 100 - 101
• Main Authors: Connell, Frederick A, Mitchell, William H, Norman, Jan E, McMahon, Patti, Mecklenburg, Robert S, Benson, James W, Becker, Nancy M, Brazel, Patricia L, Fredlund, Paul N, Metz, Robert J, Nielsen, Robert L, Sannar, Carolyn A, Steenrod, William J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Massachusetts Medical Society 13.01.1983
• Subjects: Diabetes Mellitus - classification; Diabetes Mellitus - drug therapy; Humans; Insulin Infusion Systems - economics; Patient Education as Topic - economics
• ISSN: 0028-4793; 1533-4406
• DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198301133080212

To the Editor: Rupp et al. (July 29 issue) 1 and Mecklenburg et al. (August 26 issue) 2 provide strong evidence that a program of therapy involving insulin-infusion pumps can substantially improve glucose homeostasis in diabetic patients. We are writing to underscore the role that patient counseling and training may have had in the improved metabolic status reported in both studies. Data from a diabetes outpatient-education program in southwest Washington State further support the efficacy of patient education in improving metabolic control. The curriculum for this program comprised 16 hours of standard instruction in the understanding of diabetes, self-care, and home monitoring . . . No extract is available for articles shorter than 400 words.