Insulin therapy is required when dietary and lifestyle modifications combined with oral hypoglycaemic agents fail to provide adequate glycaemic control. Adding an optimized dose of basal insulin to the existing oral therapy is a simple and widely used method for initiating insulin therapy. However, ...
Since the first publication of the University Group Diabetes Programme in 1970 the possible deleterious cardiovascular effects of certain hypoglycaemic sulphonylurea products has been well known. In contrast, international knowledge of the advantageous cardiovascular effects of certain sulphonylurea compounds ...
This class of oral hypoglycaemic agents is still widely used in the management of type 2 diabetes in patients where lifestyle changes alone are insufficient. Although the older-generation sulphonylureas no longer have a place in therapy, the newer- generation sulphonylureas are a widely recognised...
Since the first publication of the University Group Diabetes Programme in 1970 the possible deleterious cardiovascular effects of certain hypoglycaemic sulphonylurea products has been well known. In contrast, international knowledge of the advantageous cardiovascular effects of certain sulphonylurea compounds ...
Insulin has no upper dose limit for efficacy;dosing is limited only by its therapeutic (hypoglycaemic)effect, and can be tailored by 1 U at a time. It is wellknown that larger doses are needed in patients withtype 2 vs. type 1 diabetes because of insulin resistance.Basal insulin is ...