Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa, Vol 10, No 3 (2005)

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Lipohypertrophy – a complication of insulin injections

F P R de Villiers

Abstract


Lipohypertrophy and lipoatrophy of injection sites was a
major problem with the old impure insulins.1 The problem
improved somewhat with the advent of the monocomponent bovine and porcine insulins and the current pure human insulins, such that lipoatrophy in particular is now very rare.

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