To introduce initiation of glargine insulin treatment in primary care based on a patient education program. To show and compare feasibility of group education to individual education program.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
124
Insulin glargine administered by subcutaneous injection daily at bedtime for 24 weeks.
Sanofi-Aventis
Helsinki, Finland
Sanofi-Aventis
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sanofi-Aventis
Stockholm, Sweden
Sanofi-Aventis
Leicester, United Kingdom
Superiority is based on observing clinically significant difference in glycaemic control (> than or = to 0,5 % HbA1c). Programs are defined as equally successful if the HbA1c differs less than 0,5 %.
Time frame: HbA1c values at visits 1, 2, 5 and 10
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