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. 2016 Jan;34(1):34-43.
doi: 10.2337/diaclin.34.1.34.

Role of Emerging Insulin Technologies in the Initiation and Intensification of Insulin Therapy for Diabetes in Primary Care

Stephen A Brunton  1 , Davida F Kruger  2 , Martha M Funnell  3
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Role of Emerging Insulin Technologies in the Initiation and Intensification of Insulin Therapy for Diabetes in Primary Care

Stephen A Brunton et al. Clin Diabetes. 2016 Jan.

Abstract

In Brief This article explores some of the reasons for the delay in insulin initiation in primary care and evaluates new approaches to insulin therapy that may address these barriers and, therefore, improve insulin use by primary care providers.

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