Letters
Diabetes
Not every child with diabetes needs insulin
BMJ 2010; 341 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c6512 (Published 16 November 2010) Cite this as: BMJ 2010;341:c6512
- Dario Iafusco, research fellow in paediatrics1,
- Andrea E Scaramuzza, head of paediatric diabetology and lecturer in paediatrics2,
- Alfonso Galderisi, physician1,
- Alessandra Cocca, physician1,
- Roberto Giugliano, general practitioner3,
- Gian Vincenzo Zuccotti, professor of paediatrics2,
- Francesco Prisco, associate professor of paediatrics1
- 1Department of Paediatrics, Second University of Naples, 80138 Naples, Italy
- 2Department of Paediatrics, University of Milan, “Luigi Sacco” Hospital, 20157 Milan, Italy
- 3ASL NA-2 Nord, Naples, Italy
- dario.iafusco{at}unina2.it
Insulin is miraculous,1 and, as happens with most good and effective drugs, it has tended to be used whenever doctors meet a child with high blood sugar values. This presupposes that hyperglycaemia in children always means type 1 diabetes, overlooking the existence of many …
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