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What is your approach to diagnosing insulin allergy in patients with diabetes?

How can an allergy to insulin be diagnosed and treated?
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Endocrinology · Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
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Insulin allergy, though uncommon since the advent of recombinant human insulin (estimated prevalence ~2%), remains a serious clinical concern. It can manifest as type I (IgE-mediated), type III (immune complex-mediated), or type IV (T-cell-mediated) hypersensitivity, ranging from local cutaneous rea...

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