Impact of Early Insulin Initiation on Glycemic Control in Asian People with Type 2 Diabetes

Tuesday 06 December 2011 12:23
Two studies presented at World Diabetes Congress 2011 provide further evidence of the benefits to patients of early glycemic control on co-morbidities

Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) announced today new results from sub-analyses of the First Basal INsulin Evaluation in Asia (FINE Asia) Registry study,[1] and the Cardiovascular Risk Evaluation in People with Type 2 Diabetes on Insulin Therapy (CREDIT) study.[2]

FINE Asia was a six-month, 11-Asian-country prospective observational study to assess the effect of 'time to basal insulin initiation' on glycemic control and co-morbidities in insulin-na?ve adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D), uncontrolled on oral antidiabetic medications. Patients (n=2,673) were grouped according to duration of diabetes since diagnosis (