Initiation of insulin among veterans with type 2 diabetes and sustained elevation of A1c

Primary Care Diabetes

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-25

  Parchman, Michael L ^a   Wang, Chen Pin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Insulin initiation; Oral glucose lowering medications; Poor glycemic control type 2 diabetes; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ACARBOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; METFORMIN; PIOGLITAZONE; ROSIGLITAZONE; SULFONYLUREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DIABETIC PATIENT; DISEASE DURATION; ETHNICITY; FOLLOW UP; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; VETERAN;

ACARBOSE; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE; METFORMIN; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SULFONYLUREA COMPOUNDS; THIAZOLIDINEDIONES; VETERANS;

EID: 84858081702     PISSN: 17519918     EISSN: 18780210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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