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Insulin Degludec: A Significant Advancement in Ultralong-Acting Basal Insulin

This editorial discusses a novel basal insulin analog, insulin degludec. It describes the limitations of existing basal insulins, and builds the case for a better analog. The editorial discusses the evidence to support the efficacy, safety, tolerability, and flexibility of degludec, and assesses its...

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Autor principal: Kalra, Sanjay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Healthcare 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3889334/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24254338
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13300-013-0047-6
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description This editorial discusses a novel basal insulin analog, insulin degludec. It describes the limitations of existing basal insulins, and builds the case for a better analog. The editorial discusses the evidence to support the efficacy, safety, tolerability, and flexibility of degludec, and assesses its utility as part of a person-centered approach to diabetes management. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s13300-013-0047-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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spelling pubmed-38893342014-01-14 Insulin Degludec: A Significant Advancement in Ultralong-Acting Basal Insulin Kalra, Sanjay Diabetes Ther Editorial This editorial discusses a novel basal insulin analog, insulin degludec. It describes the limitations of existing basal insulins, and builds the case for a better analog. The editorial discusses the evidence to support the efficacy, safety, tolerability, and flexibility of degludec, and assesses its utility as part of a person-centered approach to diabetes management. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s13300-013-0047-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. Springer Healthcare 2013-11-20 2013-12 /pmc/articles/PMC3889334/ /pubmed/24254338 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13300-013-0047-6 Text en © The Author(s) 2013 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and the source are credited.
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title_full Insulin Degludec: A Significant Advancement in Ultralong-Acting Basal Insulin
title_fullStr Insulin Degludec: A Significant Advancement in Ultralong-Acting Basal Insulin
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title_short Insulin Degludec: A Significant Advancement in Ultralong-Acting Basal Insulin
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3889334/
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