Simplified Insulin Protocol Using Lantus in Elderly

Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out if simplifying your diabetes treatment by decreasing number of insulin injections, with the help of a long acting insulin called glargine, can decrease the episodes of low blood glucose.

Timeline

Start

2011-06

Primary completion

2015-09

Completion

2015-09

Publications

• Background Narayan KM, Boyle JP, Geiss LS, Saaddine JB, Thompson TJ. Impact of recent increase in incidence on future diabetes burden: U.S., 2005-2050. Diabetes Care. 2006 Sep;29(9):2114-6. doi: 10.2337/dc06-1136. No abstract available.
• Background Economic consequences of diabetes mellitus in the U.S. in 1997. American Diabetes Association. Diabetes Care. 1998 Feb;21(2):296-309. doi: 10.2337/diacare.21.2.296.
• Background Bertoni AG, Kirk JK, Goff DC Jr, Wagenknecht LE. Excess mortality related to diabetes mellitus in elderly Medicare beneficiaries. Ann Epidemiol. 2004 May;14(5):362-7. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2003.09.004.
• Background Blaum CS, Ofstedal MB, Langa KM, Wray LA. Functional status and health outcomes in older americans with diabetes mellitus. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2003 Jun;51(6):745-53. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2389.2003.51256.x.
• Background Bonsignore P DL, Suhl E, Sternthal A, Giusti J, Munshi MN. Unrecognized Errors in Insulin Injection Techniques Are Frequent in Older Adults Even with Longer Duration of Insulin Use. In: American Diabetes Association annual meeting 2009; 2009; New Orleans LA; 2009. p. 913-P.
• Background Medha N. Munshi EB, Ramachandiran Cooppan. Diabetes in the Older Adult. In: Richard S. Beaser MatSoJDC, ed. Joslin's Diabetes Deskbook : A guide for primary care providers. 2nd ed. Boston: Joslin Diabetes Center; 2007:623-38.
• Background Shorr RI, Ray WA, Daugherty JR, Griffin MR. Incidence and risk factors for serious hypoglycemia in older persons using insulin or sulfonylureas. Arch Intern Med. 1997 Aug 11-25;157(15):1681-6.
• Background McAulay V FB. Hypoglycemia in diabetes in old age. In: Sinclair A, Finucane P, ed. 2nd ed. Chichester, UK: John wiley and sons; 2001:133-52.
• Background Desouza C, Salazar H, Cheong B, Murgo J, Fonseca V. Association of hypoglycemia and cardiac ischemia: a study based on continuous monitoring. Diabetes Care. 2003 May;26(5):1485-9. doi: 10.2337/diacare.26.5.1485.
• Background Frier BM. Hypoglycaemic valleys: an under-recognised problem in type 2 diabetes? Int J Clin Pract Suppl. 2002 Jul;(129):12-9.
• Background Zammitt NN, Frier BM. Hypoglycemia in type 2 diabetes: pathophysiology, frequency, and effects of different treatment modalities. Diabetes Care. 2005 Dec;28(12):2948-61. doi: 10.2337/diacare.28.12.2948. No abstract available.
• Background Ayres D SE, Capelson R, Weinger K, Munshi M. Identifying Barriers to Diabetes Education and Self-Care in Older Adults. In: American diabetes Association 65th scientific sessions 2005; San Diego CA; 2005. p. 941-P
• Background Munshi M, Grande L, Hayes M, Ayres D, Suhl E, Capelson R, Lin S, Milberg W, Weinger K. Cognitive dysfunction is associated with poor diabetes control in older adults. Diabetes Care. 2006 Aug;29(8):1794-9. doi: 10.2337/dc06-0506.
• Background Munshi MN DL, Iwata I, Suhl E, Giusti J, Bonsignore P, Sternthal A The Risk of Hypoglycemia Is a Treatment-Limiting Factor in Older Adults Even with Poor Glycemic Control. In: American Diabetes Association annual meeting 2009; 2009; New Orleans LA; 2009. p. 2123-PO.
• Background Munshi MN, Hayes M, Sternthal A, Ayres D. Use of serum c-peptide level to simplify diabetes treatment regimens in older adults. Am J Med. 2009 Apr;122(4):395-7. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.12.008.
• Background Kovatchev BP, Clarke WL, Breton M, Brayman K, McCall A. Quantifying temporal glucose variability in diabetes via continuous glucose monitoring: mathematical methods and clinical application. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2005 Dec;7(6):849-62. doi: 10.1089/dia.2005.7.849.
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• Background Montorio I, Izal M. The Geriatric Depression Scale: a review of its development and utility. Int Psychogeriatr. 1996 Spring;8(1):103-12. doi: 10.1017/s1041610296002505.
• Background Arbuthnott K, Frank J. Trail making test, part B as a measure of executive control: validation using a set-switching paradigm. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2000 Aug;22(4):518-28. doi: 10.1076/1380-3395(200008)22:4;1-0;FT518.
• Background Welch G, Weinger K, Anderson B, Polonsky WH. Responsiveness of the Problem Areas In Diabetes (PAID) questionnaire. Diabet Med. 2003 Jan;20(1):69-72. doi: 10.1046/j.1464-5491.2003.00832.x.
• Background Polonsky WH, Anderson BJ, Lohrer PA, Welch G, Jacobson AM, Aponte JE, Schwartz CE. Assessment of diabetes-related distress. Diabetes Care. 1995 Jun;18(6):754-60. doi: 10.2337/diacare.18.6.754.
• Background Jacobson AM, de Groot M, Samson JA. The evaluation of two measures of quality of life in patients with type I and type II diabetes. Diabetes Care. 1994 Apr;17(4):267-74. doi: 10.2337/diacare.17.4.267.
• Background Weinger K, Butler HA, Welch GW, La Greca AM. Measuring diabetes self-care: a psychometric analysis of the Self-Care Inventory-Revised with adults. Diabetes Care. 2005 Jun;28(6):1346-52. doi: 10.2337/diacare.28.6.1346.

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