Response:
Dr. Perkins,
To respond to your request to determine if switching from Lantus to Levemir or Tresiba would alleviate nocturnal hypoglycemia and weight gain we provide the following information:
Answer:
• The literature suggests that the use of insulin degludec is recommended over the use of long-insulin glargine and insulin detemir to reduce the rate of nocturnal hypoglycemia.
• The literature is inconclusive regarding switching from Lantus to Levemir or Tresiba and the alleviation of weight.
Background:
Long-acting insulins are used to control blood glucose levels in patients with diabetes. Although long-acting insulins control blood glucose levels they have been associated with nocturnal hypoglycemia and weight gain. These long-acting insulins provide blood-glucose maintenance for a 24-hour period per injection. Insulin degludec is an ultra-long basal insulin that provides blood-glucose maintenance for a 42-hour period. Due to the mechanism of action of these insulins, hypoglycemia and weight gain are frequently associated with their use.
Evidence:
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One study compared insulin degludec with insulin glargine. With a confidence interval of CI (.70 - .85) a p<0.001 when a 95% CI (0.31-0.73) was used.2 The last study utilized to answer this question also examined the safety and efficacy of insulin degludec vs. insulin glargine.3 In this study, there was a significantly lower rate of nocturnal hypoglycemia in insulin degludic (0.25 episodes per patient year of exposure) vs. insulin glargine (0.39 episodes per patient year of exposure); 95% confidence interval and p-value =
3: Briscoe VJ, Davis SN (2006) Hypoglycaemia in Type 1 and 2 Diabetes: Physiology, pathophysiology and management. Clinical Diabetes, 24 (3), 115-121
Spikoff, Martin. Controversy Continues to Surround Generic Insulin. 16 April 2008. 9 October 2009 .
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