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Insulin analogues: New agents for improving glycemic control
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Insulin analogues: New agents for improving glycemic control

John R White, R. Keith Campbell and Irl Hirsch
Postgraduate medicine, Vol.101(2), pp.58-70
02/01/1997
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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/110008
PMID: 9046926

Abstract

As the importance of strict glycemic control has become increasingly recognized, the need for insulin preparations that more closely mimic physiologic insulin secretion is growing. Insulin analogues show great promise for helping diabetic patients achieve that control. In this article, the authors discuss the historical development of exogenous insulin preparations and the pharmacologic properties of insulin analogues, with emphasis on lispro, the first such agent to become commercially available.

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