Clinical use of insulin degludec: Practical experience and pragmatic suggestions

North American Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 81-85

  Kalra, Sanjay ^a   Gupta, Yashdeep ^b  

^a India   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Basal insulin; Diabetes; Insulin; Insulin analog; Insulin degludec; Person centered care; Pragmatic use

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE IV INHIBITOR; GLUCOSE; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; INSULIN DEGLUDEC; INSULIN GLARGINE; ISOPHANE INSULIN; METFORMIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN TREATMENT; LUNG ABSCESS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TUBERCULOSIS; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 84925433127     PISSN: 22501541     EISSN: 19472714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1947-2714.153918     Document Type: Review

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