title: Insulin detemir: a new basal insulin analogue.
abstract: Basal insulin therapy is an integral part of the intensive management of type 1 diabetes and it is also often used in type 2 diabetes. An ideal insulin regimen in patients with diabetes would mirror the 24-h insulin profile of a non-diabetic person, thereby preventing hyperglycaemia without inducing hypoglycaemia. Until recently, available insulins have pharmacokinetic disadvantages, compared to physiological insulin secretion. Insulin detemir is a new basal insulin analogue recently available for commercial use in the UK. Clinical trials have demonstrated lower fasting plasma glucose levels, lower variability in plasma glucose, predictable action profile and a reduced risk of nocturnal hypoglycaemia and weight gain, compared to conventional basal insulins. This study reviews the properties and potential use of insulin detemir.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, UK. hsoran@aol.com
authors.forename: Handrean
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Soran
authors.forename: Naveed
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Younis
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000139:chemically induced; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007328:Insulin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000819:agonists / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000069057:Insulin Detemir; D007336:Insulin, Isophane / Q000627:therapeutic use; D049528:Insulin, Long-Acting; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin; D049528:Insulin, Long-Acting; D000069057:Insulin Detemir; D007336:Insulin, Isophane