Safety and Efficacy of Insulin Detemir Among Adult Filipino Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: The Philippine Cohort of the Global A1chieve Study
Abstract
Objective. To present the results from the Philippine cohort of the A1chieve study receiving insulin detemir (IDet) ± oral antidiabetic drugs.
Methodology. A1chieve is a multinational, 6-month, observational study of 66,726 people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), both insulin users and non-insulin users, started on IDet, insulin aspart or biphasic insulin aspart in 28 countries across four continents. This subgroup analysis evaluates the safety and effectiveness of IDet in 988 subjects from the Philippines.
Results. At baseline the mean age, duration of diabetes and mean BMI were found to be 57±11.9 yrs, 6.9±5.3 yrs and 26±4.8 kg/m2 respectively. Majority of subjects were insulin-naive (84.3%) and glycemic control was poor in all the groups at baseline. At the end of 24 weeks, there were significant improvements following IDet initiation with a 2.1% reduction in mean HbA1c. The HbA1c target of <7% was achieved by 46.8% subjects at the study end. Although not statistically significant, there was a modest decrease in body weight in all the groups. There was no increase in the incidence of hypoglycemia among baseline insulin-naive subjects, while a significant reduction in hypoglycemia was seen among prior insulin users.
Conclusions. IDet appears to be an effective and safe option for individuals with T2DM in the Philippines. HbA1C was lowered to target, and there was no increase in incidence of hypoglycemia and body weight with IDet.
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