All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality among Users of Basal Insulins NPH, Detemir, and Glargine.

BACKGROUND:Insulin therapy in type 2 diabetes may increase mortality and cancer incidence, but the impact of different types of basal insulins on these endpoints is unclear. Compared to the traditional NPH insulin, the newer, longer-acting insulin analogues detemir and glargine have shown benefits i...

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Main Authors: Arto Y Strandberg, Fabian J Hoti, Timo E Strandberg, Solomon Christopher, Jari Haukka, Pasi Korhonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4816506?pdf=render