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Although the fear of hypos is a barrier to insulin adherence for almost 9 out of 10 patients,15 it is possible to achieve good control with a low risk of hypoglycaemia.5,6
Indeed, when it is time to consider insulin for a patient with type 2 diabetes, the consensus of the ADA and the EASD is to choose a basal insulin with a low risk of hypoglycaemia.18
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