October 2, 2008

Analogue or human insulins OK for type 2 diabetes (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

People with type 2 diabetes who need insulin to control their blood glucose levels can choose either human insulin or a structurally similar synthetic version to do the job, a study shows.

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Intensive Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes (New England Journal of Medicine)

In this randomized study, patients undergoing intensive therapy for type 1 diabetes mellitus who had glycated hemoglobin levels of 7.0 to 10.0% were stratified into three prespecified age groups and were assigned to receive continuous glucose monitoring or usual monitoring. The primary outcome was the change in glycated hemoglobin levels after 26 weeks. Continuous glucose monitoring was …

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