Cancer incidence among those initiating insulin therapy with glargine versus human NPH insulin

Authors :: Sturmer, Til
Marquis, M. Alison
Zhou, Haibo
Meigs, James B.
Lim, Soo
Blonde, Lawrence
MacDonald, Eileen
Wang, Ray
LaVange, Lisa M.
Pate, Virginia
Buse, John B.
Source :: Diabetes Care. November, 2013, Vol. 36 Issue 11, p3517, 9 p.
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: OBJECTIVE--To add to the evidence on comparative long-term effects of insulin analog glargine versus human NPH insulin on the risk for cancer. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS--We identified cohorts of initiators [...]

Subjects :: Insulin glargine -- Dosage and administration -- Complications and side effects
Insulin -- Dosage and administration -- Complications and side effects
Cancer -- Risk factors -- Demographic aspects
Diabetics -- Drug therapy -- Demographic aspects
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