title: [Type 2 diabetes: practical guide for starting ambulatory insulin therapy].
abstract: This practical guide describes the most currently used insulins--classified according to their duration of action, the insulin pens and the glucose monitoring devices. Various strategies of insulin treatment for type 2 diabetes are explained, with emphasis on the two most frequently used forms of therapy: combined daily oral agents and nocturnal insulin, and twice daily injections of long-acting insulin. The advantages and disadvantages of premixed insulin are described. Finally, the four main topics of patient education for starting insulin therapy are mentioned.
authors.affiliation: Unite de diabétologie Hôpital de laTour 1217 Meyrin.
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authors.lastname: Pernet
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authors.lastname: Gheno
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin