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- Title
Expert Opinion: A Call for Basal Insulin Titration in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Daily Practice: Southeast European Perspective.
- Authors
Hancu, Nicolae; Janez, Andrej; Lalic, Nebojsa; Papanas, Nikolaos; Rahelic, Dario; Roman, Gabriela; Serafinceanu, Cristian; Tentolouris, Nikolaos; Vukovic, Blaženko; Ylli, Agron; Tankova, Tsvetalina
- Abstract
Therapeutic inertia related to insulin treatment, i.e. delays in initiation, especially titration of basal insulin, is a significant problem in daily practice in Southeast European countries. This phenomenon can be traced back to several patient-, physician- and health system-related factors. In recognition of the issue of inadequate insulin titration, 11 leading experts from countries in this region held a consensus-seeking meeting to review the current status of insulin initiation after non-insulin treatment and the potential barriers to insulin titration to provide an algorithm and tools for outpatient physicians and for patients aimed at optimizing basal insulin titration. The experts reached a consensus on the majority of the topics and proposed recommendations on how clinical inertia can be overcome. The outcomes of the meeting have been summarized in this paper.
- Subjects
TYPE 2 diabetes; INSULIN; VOLUMETRIC analysis
- Publication
Diabetes Therapy, 2021, Vol 12, Issue 5, p1575
- ISSN
1869-6953
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s13300-021-01037-7