Early Treatment with Basal Insulin Glargine in People with Type 2 Diabetes: Lessons from ORIGIN and Other Cardiovascular Trials

Diabetes Therapy

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 187-201

  Hanefeld, Markolf ^a   Monnier, Louis ^b   Schnell, Oliver ^c   Owens, David ^d  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dysglycemia; Insulin glargine; ORIGIN study; Patient centered treatment; Cell function

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE IV INHIBITOR; GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE 1; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN GLARGINE; METFORMIN; PIOGLITAZONE; SODIUM GLUCOSE COTRANSPORTER 2 INHIBITOR; SULFONYLUREA;

BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DYSGLYCEMIA; FOLLOW UP; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INSULIN RESISTANCE; KIDNEY DISEASE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; NEUROPATHY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETINOPATHY; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84975869385     PISSN: 18696953     EISSN: 18696961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13300-016-0153-3     Document Type: Review

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