There is still no evidence to declare superiority of rapid-acting insulin analogues in the treatment of type 1 diabetes. These studies compared either insulin aspart (NovoLog) or insulin lispro (Humalog) with human insulin; no such study was available for glulisine (Apidra).
Based on average HbA1c values, patients treated with NovoLog had lower levels. However, statistical comparisons were so small that an effect on patients' health is not to be expected. It was also hypothesized that Humalog may prevent night time lows better than Apidra.
Even though patients have been treated with insulin analogues for 10 years, it is still unclear as to how these types of insulin affect long-term complications of type 1 diabetes. The long-term effects of insulin decisively increase the risk of heart disease and cancer, according to recent studies at Howard Hughs Medical Institute. Would you be surprised to learn that one of the insulin analogue manufacturers chose to withhold some of the results of their studies?
1. Hi,
My name is Kevin DiQuattro. I founded www.givebackamerica.org 2 years ago to help raise money for charity without any cost to the charity. My passion now is to help raise money for diabetes in part because my dad has suffered for 45 years with type 1. Can you refer me to worthy diabetes charities which we can raise money for through our online shopping mall and blog? www.givebackamerica.org/blog.
We are also looking for folks like you to write guestblogs on our site.
Thanks for you time and your work
Kevin
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Posted at 9:38PM on Jul 22nd 2007 by Kevin DiQuattro