Why the study?
Severely high triglyceride levels during pregnancy can lead to acute pancreatitis and fetal losses.
Does intravenous insulin, omega-3 supplementation, and medical nutrition therapy reduce serum triglyceride levels in a pregnant woman with very severe hypertriglyceridemia?
Case Report (n=1)
Does intravenous insulin, omega-3 supplementation, and medical nutrition therapy reduce serum triglyceride levels in a pregnant woman with very severe hypertriglyceridemia?
Intravenous insulin infusion combined with omega-3 and medical nutrition therapy effectively and rapidly reduced very severe hypertriglyceridemia in a pregnant patient without diabetes.
Suggests potential option for severe gestational hypertriglyceridemia; hypothesis-generating and leaves open need for controlled trials.
Severe hypertriglyceridemia is defined as serum triglyceride levels of 1000 mg/dL and more. Acute pancreatitis and fetal losses can be observed in association with severely high triglyceride levels during pregnancy. Here we report the management of a 28-year-old pregnant woman with very severe HTG with the data in the literature.
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Cetin et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Severe hypertriglyceridemia during pregnancy (n=1). Medical nutrition therapy, omega-3 supplementation, and intravenous regular insulin infusion was evaluated on Reduction in serum triglyceride levels.
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