PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Cowart, Kevin
AU  - Updike, Wendy H.
AU  - Pathak, Rashmi
TI  - Prevalence of and Characteristics Associated With Overbasalization Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Using Basal Insulin: A Cross-Sectional Study
AID  - 10.2337/cd20-0080
DP  - 2021 Jan 25
TA  - Clinical Diabetes
PG  - cd200080
4099  - http://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/early/2021/01/23/cd20-0080.short
4100  - http://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/early/2021/01/23/cd20-0080.full
AB  - This article describes a cross-sectional analysis of 655 patients to determine the prevalence of and patient-specific characteristics associated with overbasalization in patients with type 2 diabetes. Overbasalization was defined as uncontrolled A1C (>8%) plus a basal insulin dose >0.5 units/kg/day. The period prevalence of overbasalization was found to be 38.1, 42.7, and 42% for those with an A1C >8, ≥9, and ≥10%, respectively. Those with an A1C ≥9% had the greatest likelihood of experiencing overbasalization. These results suggest that overbasalization may play a role in patients not achieving optimal glycemic control in type 2 diabetes.