Safer and more effective diabetes control with basal insulin analogs

Friday, June 24, 2011 - 22:30 in Health & Medicine

Basal insulin analogs have revolutionized diabetes care, and especially the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, enabling patients to achieve better control of blood glucose levels while reducing hypoglycemic episodes. These revolutionary, long-acting basal insulin analogs are intended to replace the natural insulin missing in diabetes. They are infusion pumps that provide subcutaneous, continuous delivery of insulin to mimic the function of a normal pancreas.

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