Differences between long-acting insulins for the treatment of type 2 diabetes

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2027-2035

  Jensen, Michael Gejl ^a   Hansen, Mikkel ^b   Brock, Birgitte ^a   Rungby, Jørgen ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Medical Department   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Detemir; Glargine; HbA1c; Insulin; NPH insulin

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN DETEMIR; INSULIN GLARGINE; ISOPHANE INSULIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLARGINE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C PROTEIN, HUMAN; INSULIN; LONG ACTING INSULIN;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEIGHT GAIN; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DRUG EFFECTS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; METABOLISM; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; INSULIN, ISOPHANE; INSULIN, LONG-ACTING; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 77954804256     PISSN: 14656566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14656566.2010.494831     Document Type: Review

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