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  • Title: Insulin therapy, weight gain and prognosis.
    Author: Hodish I.
    Journal: Diabetes Obes Metab; 2018 Sep; 20(9):2085-2092. PubMed ID: 29785843.
    Abstract:
    Insulin therapy is mainly used by people with type 2 diabetes who have failed other therapies and have become insulin-deficient. This group represents about a quarter of all people with type 2 diabetes. Almost all those with type 2 diabetes who start insulin therapy or intensify it gain weight, which may potentially diminish the prognostic advantage of improved glycaemia. To date, all available guidelines emphasize both the attainment of glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) goals and weight control, without directing the clinician as to which element is of a higher priority. The following review attempts to clarify the issue using the available literature. The body of evidence presented in this review indicates that glycaemic management with exogenous insulin replacement is of a much higher priority than weight gain. Lower weight or weight loss do not show prognostic benefit in advanced stages of diabetes; therefore, weight gain should not discourage providers from achieving and maintaining HbA1c goals with insulin therapy, regardless of insulin dosage or other medications.
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