Comparison of the effectiveness of fast-acting insulin aspart with rapid-acting insulin analogues on glycaemic control: a retrospective cohort study using patient data from primary care practices in England.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study compared the effectiveness of first-time use of faster aspart with rapid-acting insulin analogues in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) or type 2 diabetes (T2D).

Design, setting

This retrospective cohort study used data from 1 January 2017 to 8 May 2021 captured in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink Aurum database in the UK.

Interventions

Patients with T1D or T2D either initiating faster aspart or another rapid-acting insulin analogue ('new users') or switching from a rapid-acting insulin analogue to faster aspart or to another rapid-acting insulin analogue ('switchers') were included. The index date was the date of first prescription of faster aspart or a rapid-acting insulin analogue, or of switching to a different rapid-acting analogue o

SUBMITTER: Davies MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12574399 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature