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ArticleIndian journal of endocrinology and metabolism

Choice of Insulin in Type 2 Diabetes: A Southeast Asian Perspective.

Sanjay Kalra, Hong Quang Thai, Chaicharn Deerochanawong, Goh Su-Yen, Mafauzy Mohamed, Tint Swe Latt, Than Than Aye, Zafar Ahmed Latif, Prasad Katulanda, Touch Khun and 2 more

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Article in Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Hypertension in Adults With Diabetes in Southeast Asia: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Sanjay KalraDepartment of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, Haryana, India.
Hong Quang ThaiVietnamese Association of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Vietnam.
Chaicharn DeerochanawongRajavithi Hospital, College of Medicine, Rangsit University, Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand.
Goh Su-YenDepartment of Endocrinology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
Mafauzy MohamedUniversiti Sains Malaysia,, Health Campus in Kelantan, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Tint Swe LattMyanmar Diabetes Association, Yangon, Myanmar.
Than Than AyeDepartment of Medicine, University of Medicine 2, Yangon, Myanmar.
Zafar Ahmed LatifBIRDEM Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Prasad KatulandaDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Diabetes Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Touch KhunDiabetology Unit, Preah Kossamak Hospital, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Sum SathaDepartment of Medicine, Calmette Hospital, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Vadsana VongvandyCenter of Diabetes, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Laos.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Southeast Asia faces a diabetes epidemic, which has created significant challenges for health care. The unique Asian diabetes phenotype, coupled with peculiar lifestyle, diet, and healthcare-seeking behavior, makes it imperative to develop clinical pathways and guidelines which address local needs and requirements. From an insulin-centric viewpoint, the preparations prescribed in such pathways should be effective, safe, well tolerated, nonintrusive, and suitable for the use in multiple clinical situations including initiation and intensification. This brief communication describes the utility of premixed or dual action insulin in such clinical pathways and guidelines.

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Asiabasal insulinbiphasic aspartbiphasic lisprodiabetesdual action insulinpatient-centered carepostprandial glycemiapremixed insulin

Identifiers

PMID28553609
PMCPMC5434737

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