Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 145-152 , May 2006

Prandial insulin substitution with insulin lispro or insulin lispro mid mixture vs. basal therapy with insulin glargine: A randomized controlled trial in patients with type 2 diabetes beginning insulin therapy

  • Christof Kazda

      Affiliations

    • Lilly Deutschland GmbH, Bad Homburg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 0 6172 273 961; fax: +49 0 6172 273 2182.
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  • Hiltrud Hülstrunk

      Affiliations

    • Lilly Deutschland GmbH, Bad Homburg, Germany
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  • Karin Helsberg

      Affiliations

    • Lilly Deutschland GmbH, Bad Homburg, Germany
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  • Frank Langer

      Affiliations

    • Lilly Deutschland GmbH, Bad Homburg, Germany
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  • Thomas Forst

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Clinical Research and Development, Mainz, Germany
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  • Markolf Hanefeld

      Affiliations

    • Center for Clinical Studies, GWT Technical University, Dresden, Germany

Received 18 April 2005 ,Revised 1 September 2005 ,Accepted 19 September 2005.

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 This study was supported by grants from Lilly Deutschland GmbH, Bad Homburg, Germany.

PII: S1056-8727(05)00124-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2005.09.004

Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 145-152 , May 2006