Arshag Mooradian, M.D., internal medicine department chair is a co-author of “Narrative Review: A Rational Approach to Starting Insulin Therapy,” which appears in the current issue of Annals of Internal Medicine.
The retrospective study reviews the pharmacologic characteristics of currently available insulin products and suggests an initial insulin regimen based on common blood glucose profiles among patients with diabetes. The authors reviewed 420 relevant manuscripts describing clinical trials and authoritative reviews.
Annals of Internal Medicine is published by the American College of Physicians, the largest medical-specialty organization and second-largest physician group in the United States. ACP members include 116,000 internal medicine physicians (internists), related subspecialists and medical students.