The safety and efficacy of adding once-daily insulin detemir to oral hypoglycaemic agents in patients with type 2 diabetes in a clinical practice setting in 10 countries.

Abstract

AIMS:

Evaluate the safety and efficacy of once-daily insulin detemir initiated in routine clinical practice in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus inadequately controlled with oral hypoglycaemic agents (OHAs).

METHODS:

This large observational study was conducted in 10 countries. Adverse event data (including hypoglycaemia) and glycaemic control were recorded before and 24 weeks following insulin initiation while patients continued routine clinical management.

RESULTS:

In this study, 17 374 patients (53% male) were included. Mean pre-insulin values (±s.d.) were: age 62 ± 12 years; body mass index (BMI) 29.3 ± 5.4 kg/m(2); diabetes duration 10 ± 7 years; haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) 8.9 ± 1.6%. During the study, 27 patients experienced serious adverse drug reaction, severe hypoglycaemic events or both; and there were 31 episodes of severe hypoglycaemia in 21 patients. After 24 weeks, HbA1c was 7.5 ± 1.2% (change of -1.3%; p < 0.001) and mean weight change was -0.6 kg (confidence interval -0.7, -0.5 kg, p < 0.001). Daily insulin dose increased from 13 ± 6 U (0.16 ± 0.09 U/kg) to 22 ± 16 U (0.27 ± 0.17U/kg) by 24 weeks. Multivariate regression analysis identified several independent demographic and treatment predictors of end of study HbA1c.

CONCLUSIONS:

Addition of once-daily insulin detemir to patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus on OHA therapy resulted in few adverse events, significant improvements in glycaemic control, small reductions in weight and low rates of hypoglycaemia. On the basis of this study, concerns about hypoglycaemia or weight gain should not preclude initiation of basal insulin analogues in patients with poor glycaemic control on OHAs.

• Authors: K Khunti, S Caputo, T Damci, G J Dzida, Q Ji, M Kaiser, E Karnieli, A Liebl, R J Ligthelm, A Nazeri, D Orozco-Beltran, C Pan, S A Ross, A L Svendsen, J Vora, J-F Yale, L F Meneghini, SOLVE Study Group
• Journal: Diabetes, obesity & metabolism (Diabetes Obes Metab) Vol. 14 Issue 12 Pg. 1129-36 (Dec 2012) ISSN: 1463-1326 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 22830956 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

Chemical References

• Blood Glucose
• Glycated Hemoglobin A
• Hypoglycemic Agents
• Insulin
• Insulin, Long-Acting
• hemoglobin A1c protein, human
• Insulin Detemir

Topics

• Aged
• Blood Glucose (metabolism)
• Body Mass Index
• Canada (epidemiology)
• China (epidemiology)
• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 (blood, drug therapy, epidemiology)
• Drug Administration Schedule
• Drug Therapy, Combination
• Europe (epidemiology)
• Female
• Glycated Hemoglobin (metabolism)
• Humans
• Hypoglycemic Agents (administration & dosage)
• Insulin (analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)
• Insulin Detemir
• Insulin, Long-Acting (administration & dosage)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Treatment Outcome