Insulin pump use in young children in the T1D Exchange clinic registry is associated with lower hemoglobin A1c levels than injection therapy |
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| Authors: | Scott M Blackman Dan Raghinaru Saleh Adi Jill H Simmons Laurie Ebner‐Lyon H Peter Chase William V Tamborlane Desmond A Schatz Jennifer M Block Jean C Litton Vandana Raman Nicole C Foster Craig R Kollman Stephanie N DuBose Kellee M Miller Roy W Beck Linda A DiMeglio |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, , Baltimore, MD, USA;2. Jaeb Center for Health Research, , Tampa, FL, USA;3. The Madison Clinic for Pediatric Diabetes, University of California San Francisco, , San Francisco, CA, USA;4. Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, , Nashville, TN, USA;5. BD Diabetes Center for Children and Adolescents, Goryeb Children's Hospital, , Morristown, NJ, USA;6. Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado, , Aurora, CO, USA;7. Pediatric Endocrinology, Yale University, , New Haven, CT, USA;8. University of Florida, College of Medicine, , Gainesville, FL, USA;9. Stanford University School of Medicine, , Stanford, CA, USA;10. Duke University Medical Center, , Durham, NC, USA;11. Utah Diabetes and Endocrinology Center, University of Utah, , Salt Lake City, UT, USA;12. Indiana University School of Medicine, , Indianapolis, IN, USA |
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| Abstract: | Insulin delivery via injection and continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) via insulin pump were compared in a cross‐sectional study (n = 669) and retrospective longitudinal study (n = 1904) of young children (<6 yr) with type 1 diabetes (T1D) participating in the T1D Exchange clinic registry. Use of CSII correlated with longer T1D duration (p < 0.001), higher parental education (p < 0.001), and annual household income (p < 0.006) but not with race/ethnicity. Wide variation in pump use was observed among T1D Exchange centers even after adjusting for these factors, suggesting that prescriber preference is a substantial determinant of CSII use. Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) was lower in pump vs. injection users (7.9 vs. 8.5%, adjusted p < 0.001) in the cross‐sectional study. In the longitudinal study, HbA1c decreased after initiation of CSII by 0.2%, on average (p < 0.001). Frequency of a severe hypoglycemia (SH) event did not differ in pump vs. injection users (p = 0.2). Frequency of ≥1 parent‐reported diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) event in the prior year was greater in pump users than injection users (10 vs. 8%, p = 0.04). No differences between pump and injection users were observed for clinic‐reported DKA events. Children below 6 yr have many unique metabolic characteristics, feeding behaviors, and care needs compared with older children and adolescents. These data support the use of insulin pumps in this youngest age group, and suggest that metabolic control may be improved without increasing the frequency of SH, but care should be taken as to the possibly increased risk of DKA. |
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| Keywords: | continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion insulin delivery type 1 diabetes mellitus |
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