Revista Paulista de Pediatria, 2016 Objective: To compare multiple doses of insulin and continuous insulin infusion therapy as treatment for type 1 diabetes mellitus. Methods: 40 patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (21 female) with ages between 10 and 20 years (mean=14.2) and mean ...
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Blood Glucose Meter Buying Behavior of Diabetic Patients: Factors Influencing Purchase
Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 ObjectiveTo understand the blood glucose meter buying behavior of type 2 diabetic patients with poor glycemic control (two or more HbA1c ≥ 8% during visits in one year) and identify factors influencing it.MethodsA survey was conducted among 585 diabetic ...
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New Insulins, Biosimilars, and Insulin Therapy [PDF]
Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, 2016 Exogenous insulin has greatly changed the outlook for patients with diabetes ever since its discovery and isolation. Yet, serious complications can result as patients experience both hyperglycemic and hypoglycemic states, even when they strictly follow an insulin regimen. Several chemically or genetically modified insulins have been developed that tune
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Management and efficacy of intensified insulin therapy starting in outpatients [PDF]
, 1989 Diabetic patients under multiple injection insulin therapy (i.e., intensified insulin therapy, IIT) usually start this treatment during hospitalization. We report here on the logistics, efficacy, and safety of IIT, started in outpatients.
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The effect of metformin on biomarkers associated with breast cancer outcomes: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and dose–response of randomized clinical trials [PDF]
, 2020 Purpose: Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer mortality in developed countries. We performed a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials to investigate the effect of metformin on biomarkers associated with breast cancer outcomes and to explore ...
Chhabra, M. +9 more
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Data on insulin therapy refusal among type II diabetes mellitus patients in Mashhad, Iran
Data in Brief, 2018 Insulin has been considered as a therapy option of last resort in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) management. Delay in insulin therapy is common in these patients.
Zahra Mostafavian +4 more
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Mangosteen Extract Shows a Potent Insulin Sensitizing Effect in Obese Female Patients: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Pilot Study. [PDF]
, 2018 There is a widely acknowledged association between insulin resistance and obesity/type 2 diabetes (T2DM), and insulin sensitizing treatments have proved effective in preventing diabetes and inducing weight loss.
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Capacity and confidence building for general practitioners on optimum insulin use
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2019 Type 2 diabetes is characterised by a progressive decline in insulin secretion, and sooner or later patients require insulin therapy. However, physicians are reluctant to initiate insulin therapy because of perceived inadequacy in managing insulin ...
Sanjay Kalra +4 more
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When intensive insulin therapy (MDi) fails in patients with type 2 diabetes: Switching to GLP-1 receptor agonist versus insulin pump [PDF]
, 2016 Treatment with insulin, alone or with oral or injectable hypoglycemic agents, is becoming increasingly common in patients with type 2 diabetes. However, approximately 40% of patients fail to reach their glycemic targets with the initially prescribed ...
Castaneda, Javier +4 more
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Secondary failure of oral therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes: How to overcome it? [PDF]
Scripta MedicaBackground/Aim: Secondary failure of oral therapy occurs after a long period of successful use of oral antidiabetic drugs. The exact mechanism of its occurrence is not known.
Marković Aleksandra +4 more
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