Insulin detemir in pregnancy: a small but significant step forward?

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Aidan McElduff. Diabetes Care. 2012 Oct.

. 2012 Oct;35(10):1968-9.

doi: 10.2337/dc12-0971.

¹ Discipline of Medicine, Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. aidan.mcelduff@sydney.edu.au

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Maternal efficacy and safety outcomes in a randomized, controlled trial comparing insulin detemir with NPH insulin in 310 pregnant women with type 1 diabetes.
Mathiesen ER, Hod M, Ivanisevic M, Duran Garcia S, Brøndsted L, Jovanovic L, Damm P, McCance DR; Detemir in Pregnancy Study Group. Mathiesen ER, et al. Diabetes Care. 2012 Oct;35(10):2012-7. doi: 10.2337/dc11-2264. Epub 2012 Jul 30. Diabetes Care. 2012. PMID: 22851598 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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