C-peptide Concentrations in Type 2 Diabetes Treated With Insulin; is it Time to Revise the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

In patients with type 2 diabetes, initiation of insulin therapy is indicated in several conditions such as severe insulin resistance, acute metabolic decompensations, surgery, pregnancy, and progression of diabetic complications, and also when glycemic control cannot be achieved with effective lifestyle regulation and non-insulin antidiabetic medications. Some of these indications are transient, and patients should be reassessed to choose the appropriate treatment options. Clinical inertia is one of the new topics expressed in the recent diabetes guidelines. The investigators aimed to investigate the beta cell reserves of the patients with type 2 diabetes who are treated with insulin, to see if they have insufficient insulin secretion and if not, to compare their characteristics.