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Automatically associated channels: Kir1.1 , Kir6.2

Title: Transition from insulin to glyburide in a 4-month-old girl with neonatal diabetes mellitus caused by a mutation in KCNJ11.

Authors: Yee-Ming Chan, Lori M B Laffel

Journal, date & volume: , 2007 Aug , 8, 235-8

PubMed link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17659066

Abstract
Initial management of neonatal diabetes mellitus consists of insulin and adequate calories for growth. Once a genetic diagnosis is made, most patients with neonatal diabetes caused by mutations in the KCNJ11 gene can be successfully managed with a sulfonylurea agent without the need for insulin. We report on the transition from insulin to glyburide (glibenclamide) therapy in a 4-month-old girl with neonatal diabetes mellitus caused by a mutation in KCNJ11. Dosing of glyburide three times daily was critical for her successful transition.