The Need For Insulin Analogues
Rationale
Using basal insulin analogues to manage blood glucose levels in patients with Type 2 diabetes is beneficial due to the following:
- It is predictable - has the same effects day after day
- Has a lower risk of hypoglycaemia, a condition often associated with insulin treatments
- Has a peakless profile
- Provides an effective glucose control for longer duration
- Less weight gain in comparison to other insulin based treatments (particularly for insulin detemir).