Clinical Characteristics of Withdrawal of Basal Insulin Therapy Among Japanese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Multicenter Retrospective Observational Study.
Shuhei NakanishiMasashi ShimodaFuminori TatsumiKenji KoharaAtsushi ObataJunpei SanadaYoshiro FushimiTakatoshi AnnoFumiko KawasakiTomoatsu MuneKohei KakuHideaki KanetoPublished in: Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders (2021)
Use of basal insulin is a powerful option for the treatment of T2D. In patients with high BMI and/or short duration of diabetes, short-term insulin therapy is a promising strategy for the treatment of T2D before the initiation of insulin secretagogues, since such patients have the potential to successfully withdraw from basal insulin use even in an outpatient setting.