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Insulin Therapy, An Issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics - E-Book

Insulin Therapy, An Issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics - E-Book

John L. Leahy | William T. Cefalu

(2012)

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Abstract

This issue of Endocrinology Clinics brings the reader up do date on the current standards and important advances in insulin therapy.  The following clinical topics are discussed: types of insulins, including new insulins; goals of therapy; pathophysiology of, and insulin treatment in type1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus; pumps and glucose sensors; alternative insulin delivery; patient and provider insulin resistance; inpatient insulin therapy; insulin therapy in pregnancy; and pediatric insulin therapy.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front Cover Cover
Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America i
Copyright Page ii
Table of Contents v
Contributors iii
Foreword ix
Preface xiii
Chapter 1. Insulins: Past, Present, and Future 1
DISCOVERY AND EVOLUTION OF INSULIN 1
INSULIN PHYSIOLOGY 3
GOALS OF INSULIN THERAPY 4
INSULIN PREPARATIONS IN CLINICAL USE 5
CURRENT CONTROVERSIES IN THE USE OF INSULIN 10
FUTURE PERSPECTIVES 12
SUMMARY 14
REFERENCES 15
Chapter 2. Physiology of Glucose Homeostasis and Insulin Therapy in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes 25
GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS: THE FASTING STATE 26
THE FASTING STATE IN DIABETES 31
GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS: THE FED STATE 32
THE FED STATE IN DIABETES 35
SUMMARY 36
REFERENCES 37
Chapter 3. Reevaluating Goals of Insulin Therapy: Perspectives from Large Clinical Trials 41
EPIDEMIOLOGIC ASSOCIATION OF HYPERGLYCEMIA WITH DIABETIC COMPLICATIONS 41
EARLY IN DIABETES: INSULIN-AUGMENTING TREATMENT REDUCES MICROVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS 43
LATER IN TYPE 2 DIABETES: INTENSIVE TREATMENT OF HYPERGLYCEMIA YIELDS MIXED RESULTS 44
TEN YEARS AFTER CESSATION OF RANDOMIZED TREATMENT IN DCCT AND UKPDS: MICROVASCULAR BENEFITS PERSIST AND CARDIOVASCULAR BENEFITS ARE EVIDENT 46
CONCEPTS DERIVED FROM EXPERIENCE WITH LARGE MEDICAL END POINT TRIALS TO DATE 47
A1c LEVELS DURING THE NATURAL HISTORY OF TYPE 2 DIABETES: EVOLVING PATTERNS 48
INDIVIDUALIZATION OF INSULIN THERAPY FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES: NEW GOALS, NEW TACTICS 49
SUMMARY 51
REFERENCES 52
Chapter 4. Insulin Therapy and Hypoglycemia 57
THE IMPORTANCE OF HYPOGLYCEMIA IN TYPE 1 DM 59
HYPOGLYCEMIA IN TYPE 2 DM 62
CLINICAL DETERMINATION OF RISK FACTORS FOR HYPOGLYCEMIA 65
MANAGING PATIENTS WITH HYPOGLYCEMIA ON INSULIN THERAPY 67
β-CELL MIMICRY AS AN INSULIN STRATEGY TO REDUCE HYPOGLYCEMIA 69
MONITORING OF DIABETES TO ADJUST INSULIN THERAPY 71
TREATMENT OF HYPOGLYCEMIA (A TREATMENT, NOT A TREAT) 74
EVOLUTION OF INSULIN THERAPY AND HYPOGLYCEMIA 75
SUMMARY 82
REFERENCES 82
Chapter 5. Intensive Insulin Therapy in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus 89
INSULIN THERAPY OPTIONS 92
BLOOD GLUCOSE TESTING 97
CLOSED-LOOP THERAPY 99
GLUCOSE VARIABILITY 100
SUMMARY 100
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 100
REFERENCES 101
Chapter 6. Closed-Loop Insulin Delivery in Type 1 Diabetes 105
COMPONENTS OF THE CLOSED-LOOP SYSTEMS 106
ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS PROTOTYPES 108
CLOSED-LOOP APPROACHES 109
LIMITATIONS AND OBSTACLES 113
FUTURE DIRECTIONS 113
REFERENCES 114
Chapter 7. Insulin Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus 119
INTRODUCTION 119
PROGRAMS FOR STARTING INSULIN IN TYPE 2 DIABETES 120
INTENSIFICATION OF INSULIN THERAPY IN TYPE 2 DIABETES 123
INCRETIN-BASED THERAPY: IN PLACE OF OR TOGETHER WITH INSULIN IN TYPE 2 DIABETES? 127
WHICH ORAL AGENTS TO USE WHEN INSULIN IS STARTED IN TYPE 2 DIABETES? 130
SUMMARY 131
HOW-TOS OF INSULIN THERAPY IN TYPE 2 DIABETES 132
EPILOGUE 134
REFERENCES 135
Chapter 8. Insulin Therapy in Children and Adolescents 145
AVAILABLE INSULIN FORMULATIONS 146
INSULIN DELIVERY OPTIONS FOR INJECTION THERAPY 147
INITIATING INSULIN THERAPY 147
BASAL-BOLUS TREATMENT REGIMENS 148
GETTING STARTED WITH CSII 152
GLUCOSE MONITORING 156
INSULIN USE IN T2D 157
THE FUTURE: CLOSED-LOOP SYSTEMS AND THE ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS 158
REFERENCES 158
Chapter 9. Insulin Therapy in Pregnancy 161
INSULIN THERAPY IN PREGNANCY: WHAT PHYSICIANS ARE TRYING TO MIMIC 162
INSULIN USE IN PREGNANCY: AN INCREASINGLY COMMON REQUIREMENT 162
INSULIN USE 163
RISKS OF INSULIN THERAPY: HYPOGLYCEMIA AND RETINOPATHY 163
RAPID-ACTING INSULIN ANALOGUES AND PREGNANCY 163
LONG-ACTING ANALOGUES 165
HOW TO ADMINISTER THE INSULIN 165
WHEN TO ADMINISTER: BEFORE OR AFTER MEALS 166
HOW OFTEN TO ADMINISTER 166
HOW TO INITIATE INSULIN THERAPY: GDM 166
WHEN TO INTENSIFY OR INITIATE INSULIN THERAPY 167
GLYCEMIC TARGETS 167
WHEN TO MONITOR 168
INSULIN THERAPY DURING LABOR, DELIVERY, AND THE IMMEDIATE POSTPARTUM PERIOD 169
WHAT TO DO IN PRACTICE 170
REFERENCES 170
Chapter 10. Insulin Therapy for the Management of Hyperglycemia in Hospitalized Patients 175
PREVALENCE OF HYPERGLYCEMIA AND DIABETES IN HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS 175
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF HYPERGLYCEMIA DURING ILLNESS 176
HYPERGLYCEMIA IN ACUTE ILLNESS: RATIONALE FOR PROACTIVE TREATMENT 179
GLYCEMIC TARGETS IN ICU AND NON-ICU SETTINGS 184
MANAGING HYPERGLYCEMIA IN THE HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT 184
PHARMACOLOGIC TREATMENT OF INPATIENT HYPERGLYCEMIA 186
RECOGNITION AND MANAGEMENT OF HYPOGLYCEMIA IN THE HOSPITAL SETTING 191
SUMMARY 192
REFERENCES 192
Index 203