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Comparison of insulin lispro protamine suspension versus insulin glargine once daily in basal‐bolus therapies with insulin lispro in type 2 diabetes patients: a prospective randomized open‐label trial
Author(s) -
Koivisto V.,
Cleall S.,
Pontiroli A. E.,
Giugliano D.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
diabetes, obesity and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.445
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1463-1326
pISSN - 1462-8902
DOI - 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2011.01484.x
Subject(s) - insulin lispro , medicine , insulin glargine , insulin , protamine , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , randomized controlled trial , endocrinology , type 1 diabetes , bolus (digestion) , heparin , human insulin
Aims: To compare the efficacy and safety of insulin lispro protamine suspension (ILPS) versus insulin glargine once daily in a basal‐bolus regimen in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. Methods: Three hundred eighty‐three insulin‐treated patients were randomized to either ILPS plus lispro or glargine plus lispro in this open‐label 24‐week European study. Insulin doses were titrated to predefined blood glucose (BG) targets. Non‐inferiority of ILPS versus glargine was assessed by comparing the upper limit of the 95% confidence interval (CI) for the change of HbA1c from baseline to week 24 (adjusted for country and baseline HbA1c) with the non‐inferiority margin of 0.4%. Secondary endpoints included HbA1c categories, BG profiles, insulin doses, hypoglycaemic episodes, adverse events and vital signs. Results: Non‐inferiority of ILPS versus glargine in the change of HbA1c from baseline was shown: least‐square mean between‐treatment difference (95% CI) was 0.1% (−0.11; 0.31). Mean changes at week 24 were −1.05% (ILPS) and −1.20% (glargine). HbA1c <7.0% was achieved by 21.7 versus 29.4% of patients. Mean basal/mealtime insulin doses at week 24 were 29.6/36.2 IU/day (ILPS) versus 32.8/42.2 IU/day (glargine); the difference was not statistically significant for total dose (p = 0.7). In both groups, 56.1/25.7% versus 63.6/19.3% of patients experienced any/nocturnal hypoglycaemia (p = 0.2 for both). No relevant differences were noted in any other variables. Conclusions: A basal‐bolus regimen with ILPS once daily resulted in non‐inferior glycaemic control compared to a similar regimen with glargine, without statistically significant or clinically relevant differences in hypoglycaemia. ILPS‐based regimens can be considered an alternative to basal‐bolus regimens with glargine for T2DM patients.