Insulin allergy can be successfully managed by a systematic approach

Table 1 Demographics and test results

ID	Sex	Age	DM type	sIgE			ICT
ID	Sex	Age	DM type	Porcine	Bovine	Human	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1	F	60	II	2.1	1.3	1.6	–	+	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	N/D
2	F	55	II	0.6	0.4	0.5	+	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	+	+	N/D
3	F	14	I	2.6	2.0	1.9	+	+	–	–	+	+	N/D	+	+	N/D
4	F	59	II	7.1	5.9	6.2	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	N/D	N/D	N/D
5	F	41	II	1.5	1.1	1.8	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	N/D
6	M	55	II	22.8	18.5	22.8	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	N/D
7	M	67	II	0.6	0.4	0.5	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	N/D
8	F	47	II	8.9	7.9	7.7	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	N/D	–	N/D
9	M	37	II	0.4	< 0.35	0.4	–	+	–	–	–	–	–	–	+	N/D
10	F	36	I	1.3	1.0	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	+	–	–	N/D
11	F	37	II	1.7	1.3	1.6	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	N/D
12	F	12	I	0.4	< 0.35	< 0.35	N/D	N/D	N/D	N/D	N/D	N/D	N/D	N/D	N/D	N/D
13	F	9	I	0.5	< 0.35	0.4	N/D	N/D	N/D	N/D	N/D	N/D	N/D	N/D	N/D	–
14	F	54	I	0.1	< 0.35	0.4	–	–	N/D	–	–	–	–	+	–	N/D
15	F	64	I	2.9	2.4	2.7	+	+	+	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	+	+	N/D
16	F	46	II	2.5	2.2	2.2	+	+	+	N/D	N/D	N/D	N/D	+	N/D	N/D
17	M	56	II	2.4	2.1	1.8	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	N/D
18	M	55	I	0.4	< 0.35	0.4	–	–	–	–	–	–	+	–	–	N/D
19	M	30	I	3.4	2.5	2.2	+	+	+	–	–	+	+	–	+	N/D
20	M	57	I	0.6	0.6	0.7	+	–	+	–	+	–	–	–	–	N/D
21	M	79	II	15.0	15.2	13.2	N/D	+	–	+	+	+	+	+	+	N/D

Patients 1–14 were given an insulin pump, 15–21 changed insulin preparation. All symptoms were local. N/A result not available in the database, N/D not done. IgE > 0.35 was considered positive
A humulin regular, B insuman rapid, C actrapid, D humulin NPH, E insulatard, F lantus, G levemir, H novorapid, I humalog, J apidra

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