Insulin Pump Therapy Issues Among Adults with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Saudi Arabia: A Retrospective Study.

Yousef Al SalehFajr Al MotairiEsra HassanAbdullah Al SohaimIbtisam Al AnaziAshwag Al MasoudRasha Al WohabeSultana Al AnaziAwad Al ShahraniNasser M Al-Daghri

Published in: Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders (2020)

There is a high prevalence of T1DM adult patients experiencing device malfunctions and other issues while on CSII therapy. This may account for suboptimal improvement in the glycaemic control among T1DM Saudi patients. Issues on adherence and device malfunctions should be investigated further.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
glycemic control
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
adipose tissue
mass spectrometry
skeletal muscle