( ta showed that patient self-adjustment ...)New Study Shows A1c Reduced Safely By Patients With Type 2 Diabetes,Using Self-Adjusted Dosing Starting With Once-Daily Insulin,Treatment Levemir,Health

ta showed that patient self-adjustment of insulin treatment with Levemir® was as safe and effective when compared to dosing that was adjusted by physicians according to standard-of-care. The patients who self-adjusted their dosage achieved a level of diabetes control that was comparable to that of patients receiving physician-driven adjustments. Minimal weight change was observed in both trial arms.1

The findings on weight gain are consistent with previous studies of Levemir®, the first insulin to show less weight gain versus other basal insulins in 12 of 12 controlled clinical trials*. Weight gain is a common side effect of insulin therapy, which is a concern given that 80 percent of people with type 2 diabetes are overweight or obese.

About the Study (Abstract #197-OR):
The new data presented at ADA were from a six-month analysis of 5,604 Type 2 diabetes patients, in a mainly primary care settings, and predominantly treated with Levemir® once-daily, as an add-on therapy to any other glucose-lowering regimens, or as replacement of a previous basal insulin. Patients were randomized to either the “303 Algorithm” [self adjusting their Levemir® dose every three days based on fasting plasma glucose (FPG)] or “Standard-of-Care” (Levemir® dose was physician-adjusted according to standard-of-care) treatment groups.
The study showed that the average A1c, an indicator of long-term blood glucose control, decreased from 8.5 percent at baseline to 7.9 percent at 26 weeks for the 303 Algorithm group, and from 8.5 percent to 8.0 for Standard-of-Care group (p=0.001). Compared to baseline, FPG values decreased by 34 and 21 mg/dL for 303 Algorithm and Standard-of-Care groups, respectively (p<0.0001).
At 26 weeks, 88 percent of all patients remained on once-daily Levemir® therapy. In a subset of insulin-naïve patients who added Levemir® to their standard-of-care therapy, well ove
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