[Clinical usefulness of combination treatment with thiazolidinedione and insulin]

Nihon Rinsho. 2001 Nov;59(11):2233-8.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Because most type-2 Diabetes Mellitus(DM) is a consequence of both impaired insulin secretion and insulin resistance, it should be treated most efficiently using insulin and thiazolidinedione(TZD), a novel insulin-sensitizer, in combination. In our study, patients with non-obese type-2 DM treated with insulin alone were further administered with TZD. In 80% of patients, addition of TZD caused not only the decrease in insulin dosage and/or HbA1c but also the decrease in hypoglycemic events presumably through improvement in insulin profile, i.e. endogenous:exogenous ratio. More importantly, TZD did not cause unfavorable increase in BMI and patients positively accepted these changes. We conclude that combination of TZD and insulin is a good regimen for non-obese type-2 DM.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Chromans / administration & dosage
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / drug therapy*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Humans
  • Hypoglycemic Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Hypoglycemic Agents / adverse effects
  • Insulin / administration & dosage*
  • Multicenter Studies as Topic
  • Pioglitazone
  • Thiazoles / administration & dosage*
  • Thiazoles / adverse effects
  • Thiazolidinediones*
  • Troglitazone

Substances

  • Chromans
  • Hypoglycemic Agents
  • Insulin
  • Thiazoles
  • Thiazolidinediones
  • 2,4-thiazolidinedione
  • Troglitazone
  • Pioglitazone