TY - JOUR AU - Manousaki, Despoina AU - Deladoëy, Johnny AU - Geoffroy, Louis AU - Olivier, Patricia PY - 2017 M3 - Original Research TI - Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion in Children: A Pilot Study Validating a Protocol to Avoid Hypoglycemia at Initiation JO - Frontiers in Endocrinology UR - https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2017.00084 VL - 8 SN - 1664-2392 N2 - BackgroundThe occurrence of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia during the first days after transition to continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) in patients with type 1 diabetes has not been systematically studied in children. The aim of this prospective study was to demonstrate that the protocol applied in our diabetes clinic is safe at CSII initiation in children.MethodsWe assessed 22 pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes, using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) before and after CSII initiation (±3 days).ResultsAfter CSII initiation, there was no difference in the rates of hypoglycemic events expressed as relative rates (RRs) per person-reading (RR = 0.85, p = 0.52, 95% CI 0.52–1.39), as well as in the number of prolonged hypoglycemic events (>1 h) per day (RR = 1.12, p = 0.56, 95% CI 0.75–1.68). We observed only a trend toward prolonged episodes of hyperglycemia after pump initiation (RR = 1.52, p = 0.06, 95% CI 0.97–2.35).ConclusionOur study is the first to assess, through CGM and in a prospective way, the impact of a CSII initiation protocol on glycemic values. Our protocol provides a safe model to avoid hypoglycemia at CSII initiation in children.Clinical Trial Registrationwww.ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier NCT01840358. ER -