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Additional Considerations When Initiating Insulin Therapy.

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  • المصدر:
    Drug Topics. 12/11/2006, Vol. 150 Issue 23, special section p12-13. 2p.
  • معلومة اضافية
    • الموضوع:
      INSULIN therapy; TYPE 2 diabetes; PANCREATIC beta cells; TREATMENT of diabetes; THERAPEUTICS; HEALTH; MEDICINE; MEDICAL care
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      The article discusses additional considerations when initiating insulin therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes. One consideration is the frequency of blood glucose monitoring. Blood glucose monitoring depends on several factors, including insurance coverage of test strips. Another consideration is, dose adjustments for special circumstances. Dose adjustments may be required if patients takes medications that might affect carbohydrate metabolism or response to insulin such as steroids. Renal or liver disease can also affect the pharmacokinetics of insulin.