Frequent insulin dosage adjustments based on glucose readings alone are sufficient for a safe and effective therapy

Journal of Diabetes and its Complications

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 230-236

  Bashan, Eran ^a   Hodish, Israel ^b  

^a Hygieia Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

A1C; Dosage adjustments; Insulin therapy

Indexed keywords

ASPART; INSULIN ASPART; INSULIN GLARGINE; INSULIN LISPRO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN TREATMENT; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ASPART GLARGINE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ASPART LISPRO; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LISPRO GLARGINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; READING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861638893     PISSN: 10568727     EISSN: 1873460X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2012.03.012     Document Type: Article

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