Severe weight gain and generalized insulin edema after the starting of an insulin pump

Abstract

The possibility of the occurrence of a generalized edema after initiation or intensification of insulin treatment in patients with diabetes, although considered a rare event, has long been described in the literature. In this case, a state of clinically significant edema, with a concurrent severe weight gain, occurred in a patient with type 1 diabetes in whom the implantation of an insulin pump resulted in a dramatic and abrupt improvement in glycemic control.

Keywords: diabète sucré de type 1; insulin edema; insulin pump; pompe à insuline; prise de poids; type 1 diabetes mellitus; weight gain; œdème lié à l’insuline.