Unexpected adverse event of insulin therapy in diabetes mellitus

Matteo Borro^{1

2}, Giuseppe Murdaca³, Mario Monachesi⁴, Simone Negrini³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine (DiMI), Clinical Immunology Unit, University of Genoa and Policlinico San Martino, Viale Benedetto XV 6, 16132, Genova, Italy. borromatteo@libero.it.
² Department of Internal Medicine, San Paolo Hospital, Via Genova 30, 17100, Savona, Italy. borromatteo@libero.it.
³ Department of Internal Medicine (DiMI), Clinical Immunology Unit, University of Genoa and Policlinico San Martino, Viale Benedetto XV 6, 16132, Genova, Italy.
⁴ SSD Endocrinologia E Diabetologia, ASL2 Savonese, Via Manzoni 14, 17100, Savona, Italy.

Matteo Borro et al. Acta Diabetol. 2021 Jun.

. 2021 Jun;58(6):813-815.

doi: 10.1007/s00592-021-01674-1. Epub 2021 Jan 25.

Matteo Borro^{1

2}, Giuseppe Murdaca³, Mario Monachesi⁴, Simone Negrini³

¹ Department of Internal Medicine (DiMI), Clinical Immunology Unit, University of Genoa and Policlinico San Martino, Viale Benedetto XV 6, 16132, Genova, Italy. borromatteo@libero.it.
² Department of Internal Medicine, San Paolo Hospital, Via Genova 30, 17100, Savona, Italy. borromatteo@libero.it.
³ Department of Internal Medicine (DiMI), Clinical Immunology Unit, University of Genoa and Policlinico San Martino, Viale Benedetto XV 6, 16132, Genova, Italy.
⁴ SSD Endocrinologia E Diabetologia, ASL2 Savonese, Via Manzoni 14, 17100, Savona, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: Adverse event; Insulin therapy; Pen needle; Type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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