Observational Study to Evaluate the Safety of Levemir® in Diabetes

Novo Nordisk A/S51,170 enrolled

Overview

This study is conducted in Africa, Asia, Europe, Japan and South America. The aim of this observational study is to evaluate the incidence of serious adverse reactions (SARs) while using Levemir® (insulin detemir) under normal clinical practice conditions. Study conducted globally in 26 countries. Some countries participated in the study for only 3 months (Austria, Brazil, Denmark, Germany, Israel, Lebanon, Slovenia, Russia, and Turkey), while others extended their participation to 6 (Belgium/Luxembourg, Czech Republic, Greece, India, Italy, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Tunisia, and United Kingdom/Ireland) and 12 months (Finland, France, and Japan), respectively.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

51,170

Conditions

Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Interventions

insulin detemir

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age according to approved label in each country and physician discretion * Type 1 or 2 diabetes * Recently started treatment with insulin detemir at the discretion of the investigator. Before initiation of insulin detemir they should not have been treated with insulin * Selection at the discretion of the physician Exclusion Criteria: * Current treatment with Levemir® (insulin detemir) * Previously enrolled in the study * Hypersensitivity to Levemir® (insulin detemir)