Elderly Diabetics Have Fewer Bouts of Hypoglycemia at Night With New Insulin
Endocrine SocietyA new variety of long-lasting insulin, called insulin degludec, lowers the risk of nighttime low blood sugar in elderly diabetic adults compared with insulin glargine, a systematic review of diabetes studies has found. The meta-analysis of phase 3 clinical trials will be presented Monday at The Endocrine Society’s 94th Annual Meeting in Houston.