insulin- hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells endocrine,hormone,internal secretion- the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a...
Before the start of insulin therapy, and at weeks 12, 24 and 36, blood was withdrawn for measurements of full blood counts, electrolytes, creatinine, liver enzymes and lipids (cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL-cholesterol). At week 6, the patients visited the treatment centre to report adverse ...
Symptomatic hypogly- favor of HOE 901.favor of HOE 901 (P = 0.030) was evi- cemia was reported as a serious adverse dent. During the short study period of event in two patients (one each taking Other indicators of glycemic control only 4 weeks, compared with NPH insulin, HOE 901[30]...
Aims The effects of glargine insulin therapy in pregnancies are not well established. We compared maternal and neonatal outcomes of women with pregestational and gestational diabetes treated with glargine or NPH insulin. Methods A prospective cohort study was conducted analyzing outcomes from 56 women ...
These trials tended to exclude a large early adverse effect, such as optic disc swelling, but cannot assess longer-term effects; a 5-year randomized trial of insulin glargine versus NPH insulin has been initiated.Data from this manuscript have been presented as posters and published in abstract ...