Diabetes Dateline
Winter 2008

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Insulin Regimens and Type 2 Diabetes

This section about matching insulin regimens to individual needs in people with type 2 diabetes is from a special, continuing education supplement to Diabetes Educator that helps readers understand some of the barriers to insulin use among clients. Nearly 60 percent of individuals diagnosed with type 2 diabetes maintain A1C levels higher than the recommended 7 percent target. Insulin therapy is associated with the most substantial A1C reductions of any diabetes treatment available. The author focuses on frequently encountered barriers to insulin use and suggests strategies to ease the transition to insulin therapy.

Topics covered include the physiological benefits of insulin therapy, the psychological resistance of some patients to starting insulin, clinical inertia, and the establishment of appropriate dosing guidelines for patients with type 2 diabetes. The author concludes it is the role of diabetes educators to identify patients’ management problems before glucose levels get too high for too long. “Tying It All Together: Matching Insulin Regimens to Individual Patient Needs” is available in Diabetes Educator. 33(Supl 4):S91–S95. April 2007.

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NIH Publication No. 08–4562
March 2008