COMPARISON OF THE INFLUENCE OF TWICE DAILY NPH INSULIN VERSUS ONCE DAILY GLARGINE INSULIN ON THE FREQUENCY OF NOCTURNAL HYPOGLYCEMIA IN TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS WITH CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE

Kurtulmus N., Demirdogen F., TÜKEK T., Kurt T., Bahtiyar I., ÇAKIRCA M., ...More

JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, vol.70, no.1, pp.11-15, 2007 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 70 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.11-15
  • Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, glargine insulin, nocturnal hypoglycemia
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The probability of developing nocturnal hypoglycemia is high in type 2 diabetic patients with existing heart failure. We intended to compare applying single dose of glargine insulin by bedtime against twice daily NPH insulin in terms of creating nocturnal hypoglycemia in such patients.