Insulin - Pharmacology, Therapeutic Regimens, and Principles of Intensive Insulin Therapy

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Donner T, Sarkar S

Insulin - Pharmacology, Therapeutic Regimens, and Principles of Intensive Insulin Therapy

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25905175 [ View in PubMed

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Abstract

Since the introduction of insulin analogs in 1996, insulin therapy options for type 1 and type 2 diabetics have expanded. Insulin therapies are now able to more closely mimic physiologic insulin secretion and thus achieve better glycemic control in patients with diabetes. This chapter reviews the pharmacology of available insulins, types of insulin regimens, and principles of dosage selection and adjustment, and provides an overview of insulin pump therapy. For complete coverage of this and related aspects of Endocrinology, please visit our FREE web-book, www.endotext.org.

DrugBank Data that Cites this Article

Drugs

Insulin detemir

Insulin degludec

Drug Targets

Drug	Target	Kind	Organism	Pharmacological Action	Actions
Insulin argine	Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor	Protein	Humans	Unknown	Activator	Details
Insulin beef	Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor	Protein	Humans	Unknown	Activator	Details
Insulin defalan (bovine)	Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor	Protein	Humans	Unknown	Activator	Details
Insulin defalan (porcine)	Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor	Protein	Humans	Unknown	Activator	Details
Insulin human	Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor	Protein	Humans	Unknown	Activator	Details
Insulin lispro	Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor	Protein	Humans	Unknown	Activator	Details
Insulin peglispro	Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor	Protein	Humans	Unknown	Activator	Details
Insulin tregopil	Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor	Protein	Humans	Unknown	Activator	Details