A randomised, 52-week, treat-to-_target trial comparing insulin detemir with insulin glargine when administered as add-on to glucose-lowering drugs in insulin-naive people with type 2 diabetes

doi:10.1007/s00125-007-0911-x

Randomized Controlled Trial

. 2008 Mar;51(3):408-16.

doi: 10.1007/s00125-007-0911-x. Epub 2008 Jan 16.

A randomised, 52-week, treat-to-_target trial comparing insulin detemir with insulin glargine when administered as add-on to glucose-lowering drugs in insulin-naive people with type 2 diabetes

J Rosenstock¹, M Davies, P D Home, J Larsen, C Koenen, G Schernthaner

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PMID: 18204830
PMCID: PMC2235909
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-007-0911-x

Randomized Controlled Trial

A randomised, 52-week, treat-to-_target trial comparing insulin detemir with insulin glargine when administered as add-on to glucose-lowering drugs in insulin-naive people with type 2 diabetes

J Rosenstock et al. Diabetologia. 2008 Mar.

. 2008 Mar;51(3):408-16.

doi: 10.1007/s00125-007-0911-x. Epub 2008 Jan 16.

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J Rosenstock¹, M Davies, P D Home, J Larsen, C Koenen, G Schernthaner

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¹ Dallas Diabetes and Endocrine Center at Medical City, 7777 Forest Lane C-685, Dallas, TX 75230, USA. juliorosenstock@dallasdiabetes.com

PMID: 18204830
PMCID: PMC2235909
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-007-0911-x

Abstract

Aims/hypothesis: This 52-week multinational, randomised, open-label, parallel-group, non-inferiority trial compared clinical outcomes following supplementation of oral glucose-lowering drugs with basal insulin analogues detemir and glargine in type 2 diabetic patients.

Methods: Insulin-naive adults (n=582, HbA(1c) 7.5-10.0%, BMI <or= 40.0 kg/m(2)) were randomised 1:1 to receive insulin detemir or glargine once daily (evening) actively titrated to _target fasting plasma glucose (FPG) <or= 6.0 mmol/l. An additional morning insulin detemir dose was permitted if pre-dinner plasma glucose (PG) was >7.0 mmol/l after achieving FPG <7.0 mmol/l. Due to labelling restrictions, no second glargine dose was allowed.

Results: Baseline HbA(1c) decreased from 8.6 to 7.2 and 7.1% (NS) with detemir and glargine, respectively. FPG improved from 10.8 to 7.1 and 7.0 mmol/l (NS), respectively. With detemir, 45% of participants completed the study on once daily dosing and 55% on twice daily dosing, with no difference in HbA(1c). Overall, 52% of participants achieved HbA(1c) <or= 7.0%: 33% (detemir) and 35% (glargine) without hypoglycaemia. Within-participant variability for self-monitored FPG and pre-dinner PG did not differ by insulin treatment, nor did the relative risk of overall or nocturnal hypoglycaemia. Modest reductions in weight gain were seen with detemir vs glargine in completers (3.0 vs 3.9 kg, p=0.01) and in the intention-to-treat population (2.7 vs 3.5 kg, p=0.03), primarily related to completers on once-daily detemir. Mean daily detemir dose was higher (0.78 U/kg [0.52 with once daily dosing, 1.00 U/kg with twice daily dosing]) than glargine (0.44 IU/kg). Injection site reactions were more frequent with detemir (4.5 vs 1.4%).

Conclusions/interpretation: Supplementation of oral agents with detemir or glargine achieves clinically important improvements in glycaemic control with low risk of hypoglycaemia. Non-inferiority was demonstrated for detemir using higher insulin doses (mainly patients on twice daily dosing); weight gain was somewhat reduced with once daily insulin detemir.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00283751.

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**Fig. 1**
Patient disposition during the trial and consequent analysis sets

**Fig. 2**
Change in HbA_1c with time (a). Black circles, insulin detemir; white circles, insulin glargine. b Mean ten-point self-monitored PG profiles during the last week of treatment. Triangles, insulin detemir (once daily); squares, insulin detemir (twice daily); black circles, insulin detemir (all patients); white circles, insulin glargine

**Fig. 3**
Mean weight change from baseline at week 52 in patients completing treatment on insulin detemir once or twice daily (and overall) and insulin glargine. ***p < 0.001; †p < 0.012

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How do detemir and glargine compare when added to oral agents in insulin-naïve patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus?
Marks JB. Marks JB. Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Sep;4(9):490-1. doi: 10.1038/ncpendmet0900. Epub 2008 Jul 1. Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab. 2008. PMID: 18594486

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