Outcomes of Intensive Insulin Therapy Regimen at the Georgian Diabetic Camp

Koba Koplatadze, Manana Koplatadze, Lika Kacharava, David Virsaladze

The 10-day sessions of the diabetic camp were held in mountain Bakuriani, in years 1996-2000 in Georgia. Intensive blood glucose (BG) level monitoring has showed, that twice a day injection of regular and NPH insulin combination, with humalog extra shots as needed, allows to avoid ketoacidosis and severe hypoglycemia during the camp session. In average 34% of the campers, the improvement of the diabetes management could be arñhieved. Insulin daily dose adjustments are different and stay unchanged in only 4-7% of campers. This reflects a very intensive work to BG in acceptable range.

Keywords:   diabetic camp, insulin intensive therapy, monitoring