Levemir

Question 1

Name the various studies and combinations that Levemir has been studied with?

Answer 1

1. OADs - Blonde et al
2. Januvia - Hollander
3. Victoza - Devries

Question 2

What was the mean A1c reduction in patients taking once daily dosing of Levemir at week 20?

Answer 2

-1.2%

Question 3

What percentage of patients receiving Levemir once daily achieved their goal of 7.0%?

Answer 3

64%

Question 4

which study showed 6.8 fewer hypoglycemic events per patient per year when converting to Levemir from NPH?

Answer 4

Meneghini

Question 5

What percent difference was found in mean weight gain when comparing the Levemir and glargine arms? what about NPH?

Answer 5

Levemir patients gained 26% less than glargine patients and 57% less than NPH patients.

Question 6

T/F: patients with higher BMI experienced less weight gain.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

What percentage of patients with type 2 diabetes had unrecognized hypgloycemia as measured by CGM?

Answer 7

47%

Question 8

What percentage of hypoglycemic events in another study were not detected by patients when compared to the actual hypoglycemic events detected by CGM?

Answer 8

83%