Expert Opinion: A Call for Basal Insulin Titration in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Daily Practice: Southeast European Perspective.

Therapeutic inertia related to insulin treatment, i.e. delays in initiation, especially titration of basal insulin, is a significant problem in daily practice in Southeast European countries.

Switching From Pre-mixed Insulin to Regimens with Insulin Glargine in Type 2 Diabetes: A Prospective, Observational Study of Data From Adriatic Countries.

Introduction: Long-acting insulin analogs such as insulin glargine may offer improved glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) compared to conventional insulin therapies. The objective of this study was to determine whether switching to insulin glargine had beneficial effects on glycemic control, weight gain, and incidence of hypoglycemia in patients with suboptimally managed T2D.

Methods: This prospective observational study was performed on 1041 patients who were suboptimally controlled on pre-mixed insulin therapy and were switched to an insulin glargine regimen.

The impact of time of sample collection on the measurement of thyroid stimulating hormone values in the serum.

Objective: The aim of our research is to determine whether the time of blood sampling and fasting of patients have an impact on TSH values.

Design And Methods: A total of 198 participants were enrolled in this study and classified into five groups: A--the first sample collection for TSH measurement was taken between 7:00 and 8:00 a.m.