inConversation Spotlight On – Insulin treatment – Navigating the landscape (On-demand)

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Dr Marli Conradie-Smit and Assoc Prof Joel Dave explains various insulin preparations, their pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic profiles and how this is clinically applicable in South Africa

Learning objectives

You will learn to understand:

  • Normal insulin physiology
  • The ideal attributes of a short-acting and long-acting insulin
  • The indications for using insulin
  • The current insulin preparations available in SA and in the public sector
  • The differences, advantages and disadvantages of human insulin and analogue insulin
  • The indications for switching from a human insulin to analogue insulin.
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