Research Article

Insulin Glargine U100 Utilization in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in an Italian Real-World Setting: A Retrospective Study

Table 1

Different combinations of insulin glargine and other hypoglycemic therapies evaluated 6 months after the index date (first prescription of insulin glargine).

Cohort of studyTotalInsulin-naïveInsulin-established value
%%%

Insulin glargine only4666.32939.91733.9<0.001
Insulin glargine+other oral glucose-lowering drugs1,59021.468022.991020.40.002
Insulin glargine+rapid-acting insulin4,47560.31,57653.22,89965.0<0.001
Insulin glargine+DPP-4 inhibitors3574.81675.61904.30.004
Insulin glargine+other combinations5347.22478.32876.40.002
Total7,422100.02,963100.04,459100.0

Insulin-naïve vs. insulin-established.