Background The effectiveness and safety of initiating biphasic insulin aspart 30 in patients who were poorly controlled on oral glucose-lowering drugs were studied in randomized controlled trials,while results from cl...Background The effectiveness and safety of initiating biphasic insulin aspart 30 in patients who were poorly controlled on oral glucose-lowering drugs were studied in randomized controlled trials,while results from clinical practice remain limited.This subgroup analysis was to provide such findings from a large-scale non-interventional study.Methods A1chieve was a multinational,prospective,open-label,non-interventional,24-week study in patients with type 2 diabetes initiating insulin analogues in 28 countries across Asia,Africa,Europe,and Latin America.After physician had taken the decision to use this insulin,any patient with type 2 diabetes who was not treated with or who had started the study insulin within 4 weeks before inclusion was eligible.Patients were treated with study insulin alone or in combination with oral glucose-lowering drugs.Data on adverse drug reactions,hypoglycemia and glycemic control were collected at baseline,week 12 and 24.This is a report of a Chinese subgroup analysis from the A1chieve study.Results Totally,4 100 patients constituted this subgroup.No serious adverse drug reactions were reported.Rates of total,major,nocturnal hypoglycemic events （events/patient per year） were 1.47,0.10,0.31 at baseline and 1.35,0.00,0.22 at week 24,respectively.Glycemic control was improved as measured by hemoglobin A1c （mean 9.3％ to 7.0％,reduction -2.3％）,fasting plasma glucose （mean 10.2 to 6.8 mmol/L,reduction-3.5 mmol/L） and postprandial plasma glucose （mean 14.4 to 8.8 mmol/L,reduction-5.6 mmol/L）,all P ＜0.001.Change in mean body weight was ＋0.3 kg （P ＜0.001）.Conclusion In this subgroup analysis of the A1chieve study,biphasic insulin aspart 30 improved glycemic control with low risk of hypoglycemia.展开更多
In subjects with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled with oral antidiabetic agents （OADs）, insulin therapy is usually started to improve glycaemic control after failure of diet, exercise and OADs.1 Although ther...In subjects with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled with oral antidiabetic agents （OADs）, insulin therapy is usually started to improve glycaemic control after failure of diet, exercise and OADs.1 Although there is no standard way to introduce insulin treatment, premixed formulations are a popular option. They offer an alternative to basal-bolus therapy and provide basal and prandial coverage with a single injection. Indeed, Koivisto et al2 in 1999 reported that 39% of patients with type 2 diabetes worldwide used premixed insulin as part of their therapeutic regimen, The modern premixed insulins, such as biphasic insulin aspart 30 （BIAsp 30） are most frequently prescribed twice-daily （BID） in clinical practice. However,展开更多
文摘Background The effectiveness and safety of initiating biphasic insulin aspart 30 in patients who were poorly controlled on oral glucose-lowering drugs were studied in randomized controlled trials,while results from clinical practice remain limited.This subgroup analysis was to provide such findings from a large-scale non-interventional study.Methods A1chieve was a multinational,prospective,open-label,non-interventional,24-week study in patients with type 2 diabetes initiating insulin analogues in 28 countries across Asia,Africa,Europe,and Latin America.After physician had taken the decision to use this insulin,any patient with type 2 diabetes who was not treated with or who had started the study insulin within 4 weeks before inclusion was eligible.Patients were treated with study insulin alone or in combination with oral glucose-lowering drugs.Data on adverse drug reactions,hypoglycemia and glycemic control were collected at baseline,week 12 and 24.This is a report of a Chinese subgroup analysis from the A1chieve study.Results Totally,4 100 patients constituted this subgroup.No serious adverse drug reactions were reported.Rates of total,major,nocturnal hypoglycemic events （events/patient per year） were 1.47,0.10,0.31 at baseline and 1.35,0.00,0.22 at week 24,respectively.Glycemic control was improved as measured by hemoglobin A1c （mean 9.3％ to 7.0％,reduction -2.3％）,fasting plasma glucose （mean 10.2 to 6.8 mmol/L,reduction-3.5 mmol/L） and postprandial plasma glucose （mean 14.4 to 8.8 mmol/L,reduction-5.6 mmol/L）,all P ＜0.001.Change in mean body weight was ＋0.3 kg （P ＜0.001）.Conclusion In this subgroup analysis of the A1chieve study,biphasic insulin aspart 30 improved glycemic control with low risk of hypoglycemia.
文摘In subjects with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled with oral antidiabetic agents （OADs）, insulin therapy is usually started to improve glycaemic control after failure of diet, exercise and OADs.1 Although there is no standard way to introduce insulin treatment, premixed formulations are a popular option. They offer an alternative to basal-bolus therapy and provide basal and prandial coverage with a single injection. Indeed, Koivisto et al2 in 1999 reported that 39% of patients with type 2 diabetes worldwide used premixed insulin as part of their therapeutic regimen, The modern premixed insulins, such as biphasic insulin aspart 30 （BIAsp 30） are most frequently prescribed twice-daily （BID） in clinical practice. However,
