Cost-comparison between different treatment regimens in diabetes mellitus in Germany based on long acting insulins

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (S 01) ◽  
Author(s):  
FW Dippel ◽  
T Schneider
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Cost Comparison ◽  
Treatment Regimens ◽  
Long Acting

scholarly journals Improving Blood Pressure Control in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus and High Cardiovascular Risk

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry L. Elliott ◽  
Suzanne M. Lloyd ◽  
Ian Ford ◽  
Peter A. Meredith
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Pressure Control ◽  
Therapeutic Practice ◽  
Treatment Regimens ◽  
Channel Blocking ◽  
Patients With Diabetes ◽  
Symptomatic Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Artery Disease ◽  
Long Acting ◽  
Very High

Patients with diabetes mellitus and symptomatic coronary artery disease are also likely to be hypertensive and, overall, are at very high cardiovascular (CV) risk. This paper reports the findings of a posthoc analysis of the 1113 patients with diabetes mellitus in the ACTION trial: ACTION itself showed that outcomes in patients with stable angina and hypertension were significantly improved when a long-acting calcium channel blocking drug (nifedipine GITS) was added to their treatment regimens. This further analysis of the ACTION database in those patients with diabetes has identified a number of practical therapeutic issues which are still relevant because of potential outcome benefits, particularly in relation to BP control. For example, despite background CV treatment and, specifically, despite the widespread use of ACE Inhibitor drugs, the addition of nifedipine GITS was associated with significant benefits: improvement in BP control by an average of 6/3 mmHg and significant improvements in outcome. In summary, this retrospective analysis has identified that the addition of nifedipine GITS resulted in improved BP control and significant outcome benefits in patients with diabetes who were at high CV risk. There is evidence to suggest that these findings are of direct relevance to current therapeutic practice.

scholarly journals National advisory board on diabetes mellitus: unsolved issues and new opportunities for diabetes treatment

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 129-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gagik Radikovich Galstyan
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Insulin Dose ◽  
Simple Algorithm ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Insulin Degludec ◽  
Diabetes Treatment ◽  
Duration Of Action ◽  
Glucose Lowering ◽  
Treatment Regimens ◽  
Long Acting

In June 2014, the national experts on diabetes mellitus discussed the opportunities to improve the efficacy and outcomes of diabetes treatment using the strategy of patient-oriented care in diabetes. Insulin degludec (Tresiba?) is a new basal ultra-long-acting insulin analogue with a flat, stable glucose-lowering profile, ultra-long duration of action (>=42 h) and less within-patient day-to-day variability in glucose-lowering effect compared with currently available basal insulins. In the clinical trial programme, insulin degludec showed a similar glycaemic control compared with insulin glargine using the same insulin dose, but with a lower risk of hypoglycaemia and a greater flexibility in the time of dosing on a daily basis, when needed. Thus, the use of insulin degludec in routine clinical practice provides an effective and improved treatment for type 1 and 2 diabetes. The simple algorithm titration of insulin degludec offers the opportunity to personalise treatment regimens according to the needs of each patient.

Vasopressin V1 and V2 receptors in diabetes mellitus

1994 ◽  
Vol 266 (2) ◽  
pp. E217-E223 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Trinder ◽  
P. A. Phillips ◽  
J. M. Stephenson ◽  
J. Risvanis ◽  
A. Aminian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Inositol Phosphate ◽  
Free Water ◽  
Diabetic Rats ◽  
Biological Responses ◽  
Liver And Kidney ◽  
Streptozotocin Induced Diabetes ◽  
V2 Receptor ◽  
Plasma Arginine ◽  
Long Acting

Diabetes mellitus causes hypertonicity, increased plasma arginine vasopressin (AVP), polydipsia, and polyuria. Downregulation of AVP V2 receptors may contribute to the polyuria through diminished V2 receptor-mediated free water retention. After 2 wk of streptozotocin-induced diabetes mellitus, the diabetic rats had raised plasma glucose, AVP, and osmolality levels (P < 0.001) compared with nondiabetic controls (Sham). Insulin treatment (4 U long-acting insulin sc, daily) partially lowered these values (P < 0.01). There was a reduction in the number of renal and hepatic V1 receptors in the diabetic and diabetic+insulin animals compared with the sham animals (P < 0.05). The receptor affinity remained unchanged. In parallel, there was a reduction in maximum AVP-activated total inositol phosphate production in the liver and kidney of the diabetic and diabetic+insulin animals compared with the sham animals (P < 0.05). The density and affinity of renal V2 receptors and AVP-stimulated adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate production in the diabetic and diabetic+insulin animals were unchanged compared with the sham. These results demonstrate differential regulation of AVP receptors and suggest that downregulation of renal V2 receptors does not contribute to the polyuria of diabetes. In contrast, downregulation of V1 receptors might contribute to diminished V1 receptor-mediated biological responses to AVP seen in diabetes mellitus.

Insulin therapy for diabetes mellitus: Treatment regimens and associated costs

2012 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Charbonnel ◽  
A. Penfornis ◽  
M. Varroud-Vial ◽  
O. Kusnik-Joinville ◽  
B. Detournay
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Insulin Therapy ◽  
Treatment Regimens ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus Treatment

scholarly journals Pasireotide in an insulin-requiring diabetic acromegalic patient without worsening of hyperglycemia

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murray B Gordon ◽  
Kellie L Spiller
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
List Type ◽  
Effective Treatment Option ◽  
Patients With Diabetes ◽  
Long Acting ◽  
Learning Points

Summary Long-acting pasireotide is an effective treatment option for acromegaly, but it is associated with hyperglycemia, which could impact its use in patients with diabetes. We present a case of a 53-year-old man with acromegaly and type 2 diabetes mellitus (glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c): 7.5%), who refused surgery to remove a pituitary macroadenoma and enrolled in a Phase 3 clinical trial comparing long-acting pasireotide and long-acting octreotide in acromegalic patients. The patient initially received octreotide, but insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) levels remained elevated after 12 months (383.9 ng/mL; 193.0 ng/mL; reference range: 86.5–223.8 ng/mL), indicating uncontrolled acromegaly. He switched to pasireotide 40 mg and subsequently increased to 60 mg. Within 6 months, IGF-1 levels normalized (193.0 ng/mL), and they were mostly normal for the next 62 months of treatment with pasireotide (median IGF-1: 190.7 ng/mL). Additionally, HbA1c levels remained similar to or lower than baseline levels (range, 6.7% to 7.8%) during treatment with pasireotide despite major changes to the patient’s antidiabetic regimen, which included insulin and metformin. Uncontrolled acromegaly can result in hyperglycemia due to an increase in insulin resistance. Despite having insulin-requiring type 2 diabetes, the patient presented here did not experience a long-term increase in HbA1c levels upon initiating pasireotide, likely because long-term control of acromegaly resulted in increased insulin sensitivity. This case highlights the utility of long-acting pasireotide to treat acromegaly in patients whose levels were uncontrolled after long-acting octreotide and who manage diabetes with insulin. Learning points Long-acting pasireotide provided adequate, long-term biochemical control of acromegaly in a patient with insulin-requiring type 2 diabetes mellitus who was unresponsive to long-acting octreotide. Glycemic levels initially increased after starting treatment with pasireotide but quickly stabilized as acromegaly became controlled. Long-acting pasireotide, along with an appropriate antidiabetic regimen, may be a suitable therapy for patients with acromegaly who also have insulin-requiring type 2 diabetes mellitus.

scholarly journals The experience with the clinical application of liralgutide (victosa), the first analog of human glucagon-like peptide-1 in the patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus - expanding the range of possibilities

2012 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 51-55
Author(s):  
E N Ostroukhova ◽  
O K Khmel'nitskiĭ ◽  
E I Krasil'nikova ◽  
K S Davidenko
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Adverse Reactions ◽  
Brand Name ◽  
Glucagon Like Peptide ◽  
Glucagon Like Peptide 1 ◽  
Long Acting

This paper reports the results of the treatment of 71 patients presenting with type 2 diabetes mellitus using liraglutide, a long-acting analog of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) marketed under the brand name Victoza. Practically all the patients experienced either improvement or normalization of the parameters of carbohydrate metabolism in conjunction with a reduction of their body weight and arterial pressure. There were no severe hypoglycemic episodes and other adverse reactions to the therapy. It is recommended that Victoza should be more widely used for the treatment of the patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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