Implantable Pump Therapy Restores Metabolic Control and Quality of Life in Type 1 Diabetic Patients With Buschke’s Nonsystemic Scleroderma

Buschke’s nonsystemic scleroderma is an uncommon dermatosis characterized by thickened and indurate skin of unknown origin, mostly affecting upper parts of the body but also the abdominal area. While diabetes is rarely associated, subcutaneous insulin treatment may be hardly feasible and effective because of incomplete absorption of insulin (1). After approval of our institutional ethical committees, four type 1 diabetic patients (one male and three female subjects) affected by this condition received Medtronic MiniMed implantable pumps (Northridge, …