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ArticleDiabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders2017

Improved Glycemic Control Achieved by Switching to Insulin Degludec in Insulin-Treated Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in a Real-World Setting: a Non-interventional, Retrospective Cohort Study.

Cheli Melzer Cohen, Brian Larsen Thorsted, Michael Lyng Wolden, Gabriel Chodick, Avraham Karasik

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  4. Impact of Insulin Degludec in Type 2 Diabetes: Real-World Data on Effectiveness and Safety.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2018
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Cheli Melzer CohenMedical Division, Maccabi Healthcare Services, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Brian Larsen ThorstedNovo Nordisk A/S, Søborg, Denmark.
Michael Lyng WoldenNovo Nordisk A/S, Søborg, Denmark.
Gabriel ChodickMedical Division, Maccabi Healthcare Services, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Avraham KarasikSackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. karasik@tau.ac.il.

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introductionRetrospective cohort study evaluating the clinical effectiveness of insulin degludec (IDeg) in insulin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes switching from other insulins to IDeg in a real-world setting.

methodsData were drawn from the Maccabi Health Management Organization in Israel and included patients treated with IDeg between 1 September 2014 and 29 February 2016. Main inclusion criteria were age ≥18 years, diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, and treated with insulin for at least 1 year prior to IDeg initiation. HbA1c, insulin dose, body weight, and body mass index were recorded before and 90 and 180 days post-switch.

resultsOf 211 eligible patients, 57% were male, mean age ± SD 62.2 ± 12.1 years, and diabetes duration >10 years. Switching to IDeg decreased HbA1c from a mean 8.8 ± 1.5% (73.0 ± 16.4 mmol/mol) baseline by 0.58 ± 1.0% (6.3 ± 10.9 mmol/mol) (p < 0.001). Baseline HbA1c of >8.5% (69.0 mmol/mol) and daily insulin dose of ≥50 U were associated with a greater reduction in HbA1c [1.0 ± 1.1% (10.9 ± 12.0 mmol/mol) and 1.2 ± 1.1% (13.1 ± 12.0 mmol/mol), respectively] compared with the total population. At 180 days post-switch, the mean daily basal insulin dose increased by 2 U compared with pre-switch. There was no significant change in body weight post-switch.

conclusionsIn a real-world setting, switching from another insulin to IDeg significantly improved glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes, without significant weight gain and with only a modest increase in insulin dose after IDeg initiation.

fundingNovo Nordisk.

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BasalDegludecDoseGlycemic controlInsulinReal-world data

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