Insulin Detemir and Waist Circumference

University of Roma La Sapienza

Status: Completed

Conditions: Type 2 Diabetes

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00714844

PolUmbI-DptSClin-Det1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to investigate the weight-sparing effect of detemir and assess glycemic control and treatment satisfaction when switching from NPH to detemir, to improve metabolic control.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Duration of type 2 diabetes for at least 12 months
• BMI <40 kg/m2
• HbA1c >7.5%
• Requiring basal insulin replacement and previously treated with NPH insulin