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Query: UMLS:C0011860 (type 2 diabetes)
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A 66-year-old man with type 2 diabetes on hemodialysis treatment was admitted due to poor glycemic control. His serum insulin level and the (125)I-insulin binding rate were extremely high with an increased eosinophil count, although he did not have an allergic reaction to insulin or an elevation of specific IgE for human insulin. A Scatchard analysis revealed that the patient's insulin antibodies had a low affinity constant and a high binding capacity. Prednisolone administration decreased the eosinophil count and (125)I-insulin binding rate; accordingly, the glycemic control improved. Corticosteroid therapy may be a potent therapeutic strategy for insulin antibody-induced severe insulin resistance with eosinophilia.
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PMID:Severe Insulin-resistant Diabetes due to Insulin Antibodies Associated with Eosinophilia. 2637 Aug 63