Hypoglycemia at Initiation of Pump Therapy in Children With Type 1 Diabetes

St. Justine's Hospital30 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine if patients have more hypoglycemic episodes the first 3 days following pump start compared to their usual number of hypoglycemias with our actual pump initiation protocol.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Type 1 Diabetes

Interventions

Observation of hypoglycemias frequency 3 days before and after pump initiationOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMax age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with type 1 diabetes with follow-up at the CHU Sainte-Justine * Patient about to start insulin pump therapy at the CHU Sainte-Justine * Last HbA1c between 7.2 and 9.7% * Informed and signed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Type 1 diabetes diagnosed less than 1 year ago WITH total daily dose of insulin \< 0.5U/kg/day * Home of the patient at more than 50km of the CHU Sainte-Justine * Refusal to consent

Locations (1)

CHU Sainte-Justine

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Frequency of hypoglycemias

Frequency of hypoglycemias defined as blood sugars \< 4.0mmol/l

Time frame: 6 days

Secondary Outcomes

Frequency of hyperglycemias

Frequency of hyperglycemias defined as blood sugars \> 17.0mmol/L

Time frame: 6 days

Central Contacts

Patricia Olivier, MD

CONTACT

514-345-4931 patricia.olivier.hsj@ssss.gouv.qc.ca

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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