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Aim: To compare the efficacy and safety of rapid acting insulin analog lispro given subcutaneously with that of standard low-dose intravenous regular insulin infusion protocolin patients with mild to moderate diabetic ketoacidosis. Materials and Methods: In this prospective, randomized and open trial, 50 consecutive patients of mild to moderate diabetic ketoacidosis were randomly assigned to two groups. The patients in group 1 were treated with intravenous regular insulin infusion and admitted in intensive care unit. The patients in group 2 were treated with subcutaneous insulin lispro 2 hourly and managed in the emergency medical ward. Response to therapy was assessed by duration of treatment and amount of insulin administered until resolution of hyperglycemia and ketoacidosis, total length of hospital stay, and number of hypoglycemic events in the two study groups. Results: The baseline clinical and biochemical parameters were similar between the two groups. There were no differences in the mean duration of treatment and amount of insulin required for correction of hyperglycemia and ketoacidosis. There was no mortality and no difference in the length of hospital stay between the two groups. The length of stay and amount of insulin required for correction of hyperglycemia was greater in patients who had infection as the precipitating cause than those with poor compliance. The hypoglycemic events were higher in the regular insulin group (2 vs1) than in the lispro group. Conclusion: Patients with uncomplicated diabetic ketoacidosis can be managed in the medical wards with appropriate supervision and careful monitoring. Rapid acting insulin analog lispro is a safe and effective alternative to intravenous regular insulin for this subset of patients. Managing diabetic ketoacidosis in non-intensive care unit setting: Role of insulin analogs R Karoli 1, J Fatima 1, T Salman 2, S Sandhu 2, R Shankar 2 1 Department of Medicine, Era's Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 2 Department of Pharmacology, Era's Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, R KaroliJ FatimaT SalmanS SandhuR Shankar Year : 2011 | Volume : 43 | Issue : 4 | Page :

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is one of the most common and serious acute complications of diabetes and is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. In the last decade the mortality rate from DKA has declined because of greater recognition and improvements in its management. The current available guidelines state that the most effective means of insulin delivery during DKA is a continuous infusion of regular insulin, usually referred to as continuous low-dose insulin infusion. However, the cost of this treatment is usually quite high, because patients are required to be admitted to an intensive care unit in order to be monitored closely. New analogs of human insulin that have a rapid onset of action have become available in the past decade and represent potential alternatives to the use of regular insulin in the treatment of DKA. In several trials it has been demonstrated that the use of subcutaneous rapid-acting insulin analogs represents a safe, cost- effective and technically simpler treatment that precludes intensive care unit admission without significant differences in outcome in the management of patients with mild to moderate, uncomplicated DKA. The long-acting insulin analog may have a role in facilitating the transition from continuous intravenous insulin infusion to subcutaneous maintenance therapy in patients with DKA. This avoids rebound hyperglycaemia and ketogenesis when intravenous insulin is stopped and may avoid excess length of stay. New approaches to the use of insulin in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis Louise Kezerle Louise Kezerle, Lior Zeller, Miri Zektser, Alan Jotkowit Lior Zeller Miri Zektser Alan Jotkowit Received 31 October 2012; received in revised form 10 January 2013; accepted 11 January published online 11 February 2013.

Low-dose intravenous infusions of regular insulin, usually initiated in the emergency department and continued in the intensive care unit (ICU), are the standard care for patients with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) to ensure rapid resolution of hyperglycaemia and ketoacidosis. Several studies have evaluated whether subcutaneous injections of the rapid-acting analogue insulin lispro may be an alternative to intravenous insulin infusion for avoiding ICU admissions of uncomplicated DKA cases. This review summarizes the current clinical evidence for the effectiveness and safety of subcutaneous insulin lispro injections in non-severe DKA patients. Relevant studies were identified by a systematic literature search through the PubMed database. To date, four small randomized studies (156 patients overall; three studies in adults and one in paediatric patients with diabetes) have directly compared subcutaneous insulin lispro injections every 1–2h vs continuous intravenous infusions of regular insulin. Patients with severe complications were excluded. In all studies, the mean time to resolution of DKA was similar in both treatment groups [range (three studies): lispro 10–14.8h; regular insulin 11–13.2h]. The mean time to resolution of hyperglycaemia, total insulin doses required, number of hospitalization days and number of hypoglycaemic episodes were similar in both treatment groups; no severe complications or DKA recurrences were reported, and one study showed a 39% cost reduction for the insulin lispro group. In patients with mild-to-moderate DKA, subcutaneous injections of insulin lispro every 1–2h offer a feasible alternative to continuous intravenous infusions of regular insulin, and should now be evaluated in larger, more appropriately powered studies. Treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis with subcutaneous insulin lispro: A review of the current evidence from clinical studies M Vincent E Nobercourt Doi : /j.diabet