Advantages
A phase II trial showed that Insulin glargine "may lead to better blood sugar control, lower rates of nighttime hypoglycemia, reduced weight and lowered mealtime insulin doses." International clinical studies have confirmed the advantages of insulin glargine in the treatment of heavy hypoglycaemia compared to standard NPH insulin. Insulin glargine reduces the risk of severe nocturnal hypoglycaemia. Extensive clinical studies (ACCORD) have confirmed the higher risk of mortality with higher incidence of severe hypoglycaemia.http://www.rxwiki.com/news-article/type-1-diabetes-patients-had-better-blood-sugar-and-lost-more-weight-new-insulin A comparison trial of insulin detemir and glargine proved that subjects randomized to detemir used slightly higher daily insulin doses, but gained less weight on average than glargine-treated subjects. Other systematic reviews corroborate the results of benefit of insulin glargine regarding lower incidence of severe hypoglycaemia.
On June 13, 2009, Diabetologia, the journal of European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), published the results of a 5 year long-term observational, retrospective analysis. During the study no other safety issues, such as unexpected adverse events for either insulin emerged. However, insulin glargine was associated with a lower incidence of severe hypoglycaemia compared with NPH insulin.
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