Obesity and Diabetes Risk Factors
Research from Aarhus University yields new data on obesity and diabetes risk factors
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, May 7th, 2007
Investigators publish new data in the report "Does insulin detemir have a role in reducing risk of insulin-associated weight gain." According to recent research from Aarhus, Denmark, "Weight gain is often perceived as inevitable with insulin therapy, particularly as we strive for tight glycaemic control and are using increasingly proactive insulin titration regimes. The United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study documented that weight gain occurs most rapidly soon after insulin therapy is first initiated."
"The timing of this side effect is particularly undesirable, as weight gain may interfere with patients' adjustment to insulin therapy and may undermine appropriate...
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