RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The case for insulin treatment early in type 2 diabetes
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 385
OP 405
VO 71
IS 5
A1 Pasquale J. Palumbo
YR 2004
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/71/5/385.abstract
AB 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.