Insulin glulisine: efficacy and safety compared with other rapid-acting insulin analogues.
Glulisine insulin is the latest addition to the class of rapid-acting insulin analogues. It is important that it is comparable in safety not only to human regular insulin, but also to the well established analogue insulins, aspart and lispro. In this summary the evidence comparing the safety and efficacy of glulisine with its counterpart insulins in various groups of diabetic patients is discussed.
Kamal
Ali D
AD
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B9 5SS, UK.
Bain
Stephen C
SC
D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007328:Insulin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use
D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin; C479079:insulin glulisine