New insulins and newer insulin regimens : a review of their role in improving glycaemic control in patients with diabetes
Abstract
The legacy effect of early good glycaemic control in people with diabetes shows it is associated with reduction of microvascular and macrovascular complications. Insulin therapy is essential and lifesaving in individuals with type 1 diabetes and beneficial for those with type 2 diabetes who fail to achieve optimal glycaemic targets with other classes of glucose-lowering therapies. Since the introduction of insulin analogues, insulin management has changed. This follow-up review attempts to update our earlier publication from 2009 and discusses the role of new insulin analogues and newer insulin regimens. Recognising the advent of new quality and economic initiatives both in the UK and worldwide, this paper reviews current insulin prescribing and the pros and cons of prescribing analogues in comparison to the human insulins that are now gaining more acceptance in everyday clinical practice.
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Date
2016-03
Type
Article
Subject
Diabetes
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Citation
Gururaj Setty S, Crasto W, Jarvis J, Khunti K, Davies MJ. New insulins and newer insulin regimens: a review of their role in improving glycaemic control in patients with diabetes. Postgrad Med J. 2016 Mar;92(1085):152-64. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2015-133716. Epub 2016 Feb 3.
Journal / Source Title
Postgraduate Medical Journal
DOI
10.1136/postgradmedj-2015-133716
PMID
26842973
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group