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Diabetes, Vol 26, Issue 4 296-299, Copyright © 1977 by American Diabetes Association

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Use of dexamethasone in treatment of insulin lipoatrophy

O Kumar, L Miller and S Mehtalia

To treat insulin lipoatrophy, small amounts of dexamethasone (4 micrograms/unit) were added to insulin injections in nine patients. Six cases showed significant improvement of dexamethasone-treated sites over that of control sites in six months. With the continued use of dexamethasone-containing insulin, they remained mostly free of atrophic areas during the follow-up period of over two years. Our experience suggests the usefulness of this therapy.
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