Know Where Basal Insulin Combo Products Fit In to Diabetes Management
October 2018
New Rx combo products will raise questions about when to use basal insulin with a GLP-1 agonist for type 2 diabetes.
Combining a GLP-1 agonist (Victoza, etc) and basal insulin (Lantus, etc) may be an alternative to increasing the basal insulin dose...or adding mealtime insulin.
This "insulin-sparing" approach leads to less weight gain than a similar dose of basal insulin alone...with a similar hypoglycemia risk.
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