TY - JOUR T1 - The case for insulin treatment early in type 2 diabetes JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 385 LP - 405 VL - 71 IS - 5 AU - Pasquale J. Palumbo Y1 - 2004/05/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/71/5/385.abstract N2 - Most patients with type 2 diabetes ultimately need insulin therapy. This paper presents the case for starting insulin therapy sooner rather than later, preferably without oral drugs and in a “basal/bolus” regimen consisting of a daily dose of a long-acting insulin for basal coverage plus preprandial doses of a short-acting insulin. ER -