Modern insulin therapies

ABSTRACT

Insulin therapy is essential in the management of type 1 diabetes, and extremely useful in the management of type 2. There are a number of established treatment strategies, including basal-bolus, twice-daily, and insulin/tablet combinations. There are currently emerging a number of new insulin analogues - both very rapid-acting and truly once-daily, and they potentially have a great deal to offer to the management of our patients. Current development is also focused on the possibility of giving insulin via a route in which injection could be avoided. At present, however, these are still a number of years away from availability (AU)