Keywords
Glimepiride
Insulin
Hypoglycemia
Submitted : 2024-08-27
Accepted : 2024-09-11
Published : 2024-09-26
Abstract
Objective: To explore the clinical efficacy and incidence of hypoglycemia in the treatment of elderly diabetes with glimepiride combined with insulin. Methods: A total of 100 patients diagnosed with diabetes in Qinghai Red Cross Hospital from January 2018 to January 2019 were selected and divided into an observation group and a control group according to the order of their visits, with 50 patients in each group. The observation group was treated with glimepiride combined with insulin, while the control group was treated with insulin alone. The blood sugar indicators, including glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), fasting blood glucose (FBG), and 2-hour postprandial blood glucose (2h PBG), were compared between the two groups. Additionally, the incidence of hypoglycemia was compared, and the causes of hypoglycemia were analyzed and summarized, proposing corresponding countermeasures. Results: The glycated hemoglobin value of the observation group was lower than that of the control group, and the statistical analysis showed a significant difference (t = 3.54, P < 0.05). The fasting blood glucose value in the observation group was lower than that in the control group, with statistically significant differences (t = 4.08, P < 0.05). The 2-hour postprandial blood glucose value in the observation group was also lower than that in the control group, with a significant difference (t = 3.82, P < 0.05). The incidence of hypoglycemia in the observation group was 10%, while it was 56% in the control group, with a statistically significant difference between the two groups (χ2 = 5.813, P < 0.05). Conclusion: The efficacy of glimepiride combined with insulin in the treatment of elderly diabetes is significantly higher than that of insulin alone, with a lower incidence of hypoglycemia.
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