Journal of the Japan Diabetes Society
Online ISSN : 1881-588X
Print ISSN : 0021-437X
ISSN-L : 0021-437X
Original Article
Blood Glucose Stabilization by Predinner Insulin Glargine in Intensive Therapy with Rapid-Acting Insulin Analog
Hitomi NakayamaTomoko KatoHiroo KakuFumi NiizekiTokunori MukaiHiroyuki EguchiKayo TanakaKento HaraKenshi MitsuzakiSatoshi NakayamaNaotoshi HirotaKentaro Yamada
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2009 Volume 52 Issue 1 Pages 7-11

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Abstract
To compare the effects of NPH insulin at bedtime and insulin glargine before dinner combined with premeal rapid-acting-insulin analog injections, we assessed daily plasma glucose profiles in 177 inpatients with Type 1 (n=61) or Type 2 (n=116) diabetes. We found no significant difference in doses of either rapid-acting-insulin analog or NPH/glargine, but Type 2 diabetes patients showed significantly lower post breakfast and post dinner glucose when injected with insulin glargine. Type 1 diabetes patients showed bedtime NPH associated with an elevated low blood glucose index at 03:00. Predinner glargine significantly reduced nocturnal hypoglycemic risk. These observations showed that predinner glargine combinated with rapid-acting-insulin analog acts more beneficially on postprandial hyperglycemia in Type 2 diabetes and nocturnal hypoglycemic risk in Type 1 diabetes than bedtime NPH in equivalent doses.
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