Insulin allergy to detemir followed by rapid onset of diabetic ketoacidosis: a case report and literature review

• Main Authors: Teo, Chong Boon, Tan, Pek Yan, Lee, Shan Xian, Khoo, Joan, Tan, Jun Guan, Ang, Su Fen, Tan, Sze Hwa, Tay, Tunn Lin, Tan, Eberta, Lim, Su Chi, Boehm, Bernhard Otto, Loh, Wann Jia
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Insulin Allergy; Insulin Hypersensitivity
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/161468
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The management of diabetes mellitus in an insulin-dependent patient is challenging in the setting of concomitant antibody-mediated-insulin hypersensitivity. We report a case of a 62-year-old woman with pre-existing type 2 diabetes mellitus of 10 years duration who developed type 3 hypersensitivity r...