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Computer assisted conventional insulin therapy.

T Strack·J Bergeler·J Beyer·H Hutten
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Considerable interest has recently been focused on the computer as a new method to improve outpatient treatment of insulin dependent diabetics. Different ways of programming procedures have been proposed to simulate an experienced physician's capability to adjust insulin dosage in a mathematical form. We report here the results of a controlled study with a program for conventional insulin therapy in in- and outpatient treatment. Eleven inpatient type-I-diabetics could be well controlled after 8 days, and 6 outpatient treated type-I-diabetics improved all relevant metabolic parameters after 30 days compared to a control period of the same duration. So, computer assisted therapy promises to be a worthful aid in the treatment of diabetes.

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T Strack, J Bergeler, J Beyer, H Hutten. 1985. Computer assisted conventional insulin therapy.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3916621/

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