Clinical Evaluation of Basal-Bolus Therapy Delivered by the V-Go® Wearable Insulin Delivery Device in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Retrospective Analysis

Autor: Trisha Zeidan, Aleda M.H. Chen, Carla Nikkel, Stephanie Wu, Beth Dziengelewski
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Pharmacy
Volume 8
Issue 4
Pharmacy, Vol 8, Iss 215, p 215 (2020)
ISSN: 2226-4787
DOI: 10.3390/pharmacy8040215
Popis: Insulin therapy is frequently required to achieve glycemic targets (A1c) in type 2 diabetes (T2D)
however, clinicians and patients face barriers with the complexities of multiple daily injection regimens. Patch-like wearable insulin devices, such as V-Go, may simplify and optimize this complexity. This study evaluated the change in A1C and insulin total daily dose (TDD) in a suboptimally-controlled (not achieving A1C targets) T2D population after switching to V-Go. A retrospective chart analysis at a diabetes clinic was performed to evaluate change in A1c measurements from baseline (V-Go initiation) to end of study observation. Of the 139 patients enrolled, A1C significantly decreased from baseline (&minus
1.5 ±
1.79%
p <
0.001). Patients prescribed insulin at baseline (n = 122) used significantly less insulin TDD (&minus
8 u/day
p = 0.006). The percentage of patients meeting the target of A1C <
8% increased from 14% at baseline to 48% at study completion (p = 0.008). Patients prescribed a basal-bolus regimen prior to V-Go achieved an A1C reduction of 1.5 ±
2.0% (p <
0.0001) and experienced the greatest reduction in TDD (&minus
24 u/day
0.0001). Thus, patients switching to V-Go from a variety of therapies at baseline experienced reductions in A1C while using less insulin, with a reduction in clinically relevant hypoglycemia, indicating the potential benefit of V-Go in optimizing and simplifying T2D care.
Databáze: OpenAIRE