Insulin Journal Supplement

Optimizing Your Approach to Insulin Therapy

Steven V. Edelman, MD

In the United States, 7% of the population or 20.8 million children and adults have diabetes and this number is growing at an alarming rate.

Intensive Insulin Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes

Steven V. Edelman, MD

Candidates for intensive management should be motivated, compliant, educable, and without other medical conditions and physical limitations that would preclude accurate and reliable monitoring and insulin administration.

Patient and Physician Barriers to Instituting Insulin Therapy: A Case-Based Overview

Charles F. Shaefer, Jr., MD, FCCP, FACP

The introduction of insulin may be slowed by the wide array of therapeutic choices despite recommendations from the ADA as well as the EASD that discourage the use of more than 2 oral agents and encourage earlier use of basal insulin.

Obtaining Positive Outcomes with Insulin Therapy in Hospitalized Patients

Christopher A. Newton, MD, Guillermo E. Umpierrez, MD

A growing body of clinical evidence indicates that effective glucose control in a hospital setting may improve short-term and long-term morbidity and mortality in patients with diabetes and hyperglycemia.