Treatment of unstable diabetes by continuous subcutaneous infusion of insulin.

In a group of seven brittle diabetic males, hospitalized, two kind of treatment has been compared: conventional insulin therapy (three daily injections) versus continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion. A strike improvement of metabolic control has been reached with the latter procedure. It is concluded that this new type of treatment seems very useful in brittle diabetics. The possible benefit on diabetic complications remains to be investigated.