No increase of hypoglycaemia upon transfer of aged longstanding type 1 diabetic patients to human insulin: A prospective randomized study

Diabetes and Metabolism

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 419-423

  Altman, J J ^a   Feldman, S ^a   Bonnemaire, M ^b   Elian, N ^a   Squiban, P ^b  

^a Hopital Laennec   (France)

^b NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Animal insulin; Human insulin; Hypoglycaemia; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

BIPHASIC INSULIN; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HUMAN INSULIN; INSULIN; INSULIN ZINC SUSPENSION; ISOPHANE INSULIN; LENTE MC; NEUTRAL INSULIN; SEMILENTE MC; ULTRALENTE MC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VELOSULINE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0031649475     PISSN: 03381684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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