Management of older hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes using linagliptin: Lina-Older study

• Published in: Panminerva medica Vol. 65; no. 1; p. 13
• Main Authors: Pérez-Belmonte, Luis M, Osuna-Sánchez, Julio, Ricci, Michele, Millán-Gómez, Mercedes, López-Carmona, María D, Barbancho, Miguel A, Bernal-López, Maria R, Jansen-Chaparro, Sergio, Lara, José P, Gómez-Huelgas, Ricardo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy 01.03.2023
• Subjects: Blood Glucose; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - diagnosis; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - drug therapy; Humans; Hypoglycemia - chemically induced; Hypoglycemia - drug therapy; Hypoglycemic Agents - therapeutic use; Insulin - therapeutic use; Linagliptin - adverse effects; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome

Older patients managed with intensive antidiabetic therapy are more likely to be harmed. Our study's primary endpoint was to analyze the safety and efficacy of linagliptin in combination with basal insulin versus basal-bolus insulin in patients with 75 years of age or older hospitalized in medi...