scholarly journals Insulin therapy and body weight: benefits of biphasic human insulin analogue NovoMix 30

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-56
Author(s):  
Elena Viktorovna Surkova
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Insulin Therapy ◽  
Human Insulin ◽  
Insulin Analogues ◽  
Minimal Impact ◽  
Elder Patients ◽  
Drug Classes ◽  
Indispensable Tool ◽  
Glucose Lowering Therapy

Body weight (BW) excess is a characteristic problem for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) both as its pathogenetic feature and as a side effect of blood glucose lowering therapy. In the latter case reduction of glycosuria and frequent hypoglycemic events are primarily blamed for BW gain, but additional factors like direct effect of insulin on lipogenesis and influence of its supraphysiologic levels on regulation of appetite via CNS structures are also under discussion.Advances of the last years have brought new hope due to introduction of drug classes that do not affect BW. However, fraction of patients dependent on exogenous insulin shows stable trend for growth. Deterioration of beta-cell secretory capacity makes insulin an ultimately indispensable tool in the foreseeable future. As so, insulin therapy modalities with minimal impact on BW are preferable. In this regard human insulin analogues of both rapid and prolonged action have certain advantages.Current article addresses influence of pre-mixed insulin preparation NovoMix 30 (Novo Nordisk, Denmark) on BW. A summary of several studies of substantial duration (up to 3 years) suggests a neutral effect on BW in various categories of T2DM patients (including obese and elder patients).Therapy with pre-mixed preparations is an adequately safe and effective T2DM treatment modality and is advantageous for patients in whom BW gain is particularly unfavorable.

scholarly journals Insulin Therapy and Cancer in Type 2 Diabetes

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edoardo Mannucci
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Insulin Therapy ◽  
Human Insulin ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Insulin Analogues ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Increased Risk

Despite the availability of many other agents, insulin is widely used as a treatment for type 2 diabetes. In vitro, insulin stimulates the growth of cancer cells, through the interaction with insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) receptors and its own receptors. In observational surveys on type 2 diabetes, insulin therapy is associated with an increased incidence of several forms of cancer, although it is difficult to discriminate the effect of confounders from that of insulin itself. Randomized trials do not confirm the increased risk associated with insulin therapy, although they do not allow to rule out some negative effects on specific forms of cancer, at least at higher doses. Among insulin analogues, glargine has a higher affinity for the IGF-1 receptor and a greater mitogenic potency in vitro than human insulin, but it is extensively metabolized in vitro to products with low IGF-1 receptor affinity. Overall, epidemiological studies suggest a possible increase of risk with glargine, with respect to human insulin, only at high doses and for some forms of cancer (i.e., breast). Data from clinical trials do not confirm, but are still insufficient to totally exclude, such increased risk. However, beneficial effects of insulin outweigh potential cancer risks.

Clinical benefits of switching type 2 diabetes patients from human insulins to insulin analogs

2013 ◽  
Vol 59 (6) ◽  
pp. 77-79
Author(s):  
V I Kudinov ◽  
M S Nichitenko ◽  
V A Ibragimova
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Glycemic Control ◽  
Human Insulin ◽  
Insulin Analogues ◽  
Switching Type ◽  
Clinical Benefits ◽  
Glucose Lowering Therapy

Achievement and long-term maintenance of optimal glucose control is still a big problem in many patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes related complications and cardiovascular diseases also can do more difficult the choice of glucose lowering therapy. Insulin therapy is the most effective method of treatment in such patients. However treatment with human insulin is often associated with hypoglycemia and weight gain, which are additional barriers to achieve glycemic control. Presented clinical cases show that switching from human insulin for insulin analogues detemir (Levemir) and aspart (NovoRapid) provide a significant improvement in glycemic control without increasing of risk of hypoglycemia and weight gain.

Clinical Experience with Insulin Detemir: Results from the Bangladesh Cohort of Global A1chieve Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zafar Ahmed Latif ◽  
Md. Faruque Pathan ◽  
Md. Nazrul Islam Siddiqui ◽  
MA Mannan ◽  
SM Ashrafuzzaman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Glycaemic Control ◽  
Insulin Therapy ◽  
Hba1c Level ◽  
Insulin Detemir ◽  
Entire Cohort ◽  
Baseline Visit ◽  
Effective Option

Objective: To present results from the Bangladesh cohort of the A1chieve study receiving insulin detemir (Levemir) ± oral anti diabetic drugs. Methods: Out of 1093 patients recruited from 49 sites in Bangladesh, 370 were initiated on insulin detemir (Levemir).Study visits were defined as baseline, interim (around 12 weeks from baseline) and final (around 24 weeks from baseline) visit. Results: Glycaemic control was poor in all the groups at baseline. In the entire cohort at 24 weeks, significant reductions from baseline were observed in mean HbA1c (from 10.0 % to 7.2%, p<0.001), FPG (from 10.5 to 6.7 mmol/L, p<0.001) and PPPG (from 15.3 to 8.9 mmol/L, p<0.001) levels. Overall 45.5% of the participants achieved target HbA1c level of < 7% after 24 weeks. The rate of all hypoglycaemic events in the entire cohort reduced from 1.34 (baseline) to 0.12 events/person year after 24 weeks of insulin detemir therapy (p<0.0001). There was no clinically relevant change in body weight in insulin naïve or prior insulin users groups after 24 weeks of insulin detemir therapy. Conclusions: The current study suggests that insulin detemir may be considered as a safe and effective option for initiating insulin therapy for type 2 diabetes in Bangladesh. Birdem Med J 2013; 3(1): 11-18 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/birdem.v3i1.17121

Insulin Dosage Adjustments After Initiation of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

2021 ◽  
pp. 089719002199362
Author(s):  
Mandy Chen ◽  
Etty Vider ◽  
Roda Plakogiannis
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Insulin Therapy ◽  
Basal Insulin ◽  
Insulin Dose ◽  
Retrospective Chart Review ◽  
Insulin Dosage ◽  
History Of ◽  
Bolus Insulin

Background: Combination of insulin and GLP-1RAs have shown reductions in the HbA1c, body weight, and the risk of hypoglycemia. To date, there are conflicting data regarding the effect of GLP-1RAs on insulin dosage(s). Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate adjustments of insulin doses upon initiation of GLP-1RAs. Methods: This was a retrospective chart review of patients on insulin therapy initiated on GLP-1RAs at NYU Langone Health. Patients were included in the study if they were at least 18 years of age, history of type 2 diabetes, and were on concurrent basal or mixed insulin therapy. 45 patients met inclusion criteria and were included in the study analysis. The primary endpoint was the median change in overall basal insulin doses. Secondary endpoints included median changes in total basal, mixed, and bolus insulin doses, oral antidiabetic medications and GLP-1RA doses, HbA1c, body weight, fasting glucose, and creatinine clearance. Safety results included any adverse reactions to insulin and/or GLP-1RA. Results: In the per-protocol analysis, there was a significant reduction in overall total basal insulin doses from baseline to week 24 (50 units vs. 44 units, p < 0.05). There was a median reduction in patients receiving glargine (50 units vs. 44 units) and detemir (29 units vs. 21.5 units). Conclusions: Use of GLP-1RAs after 24 weeks resulted in a statistically significant reduction in overall total basal insulin dosages from baseline. The median HbA1C in our patient population was >8%. Consider a ≥10% reduction in the overall basal insulin dose upon initiation of GLP-1RA in patients with a HbA1C >8%.

Long-acting insulin analogues versus NPH human insulin in type 2 diabetes

2008 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 184-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matteo Monami ◽  
Niccolò Marchionni ◽  
Edoardo Mannucci
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Human Insulin ◽  
Insulin Analogues ◽  
Acting Insulin ◽  
Long Acting

scholarly journals Dinamika massy tela u bol'nykh sakharnymdiabetom 2 tipa v techenie pervogo godainsulinoterapii

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 13-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
T Sh Dzhavakhishvili ◽  
T I Romantsova ◽  
O V Roik
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Insulin Therapy ◽  
Insulin Requirement ◽  
Insulin Analogues ◽  
First Year ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Type 2 Diabetic Patients ◽  
Type 2 Diabetic

The aim of this study was to determine changes in weight and insulin requirements in insulin-treated type 2 diabetic patients with normal and elevated body mass index (BMI) during the first year after initiating the insulin therapy with insulin analogues or human insulins, respectively. Materials and methods: a total of 157 patients with insulin naive type 2 diabetes were included in the study. The patients were divided in two groups. First group consisted of subjects [mean age 57 (45 to 73), duration of diabetes of 10 years (4 to 16)] prescribed a long-acting basal (glargine, detemir), premixed (biphasic insulin Aspart 30, Humalog Mix 25) or short-acting (aspart, lispro) insulin analogues. Patients from second group [mean age 59 (46 to 75), duration of diabetes for 10 years (5 to 15)] were treated with intermediate- acting basal (Protophane, Humulin NPH), premixed (biphasic human insulin 30, Humulin M3) and regular (Actrapid, Humulin R) human insulins. Each of these two groups was divided into three subgroups depending on the baseline body mass index (BMI) of the patients: 18,5-24,9; 25-29 and ≥30. At the beginning of insulin therapy and 12 months later, we compared HbA1c, BMI, waist circumference and required insulin doses in each group. Results: our study results showed that under comparable metabolic control the risk for weight gain and increase in insulin requirement is similar in insulin-treated type 2 diabetic patients with normal and elevated BMI. Use of insulin analogues for treatment of type 2 diabetes patients with normal and elevated BMI results in better glycaemic control, less weight gain, smaller increase in insulin requirement and waist circumference compared to human insulins during the first year of insulin therapy.

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