A prospective, longitudinal, multicenter, observational study to assess insulin treatment patterns in diabetic patients in Thailand: results from the TITAN Study.

Objective: To assess usage patterns, effectiveness, andsafety of newly prescribed insulin treatment in patients with diabetes in Thailand

Material And Method: Type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus patients who failed achievement of HbA1c <7%, and were about to start or switch to a new insulin treatment were enrolled into this prospective, longitudinal, multicenter observational study. Data regarding insulin usage pattern, HbA1c, fasting plasma glucose (FPG), and hypoglycemia were collected at enrollment, three and six-month.

Results: Between July 2008 and February 2010, 751 patients were recruited Mean (SD) age was 57.