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Table 4 Therapy with insulin and other antihyperglycemic medications at the time of visit (n = 241)

From: Glycemic control of adult patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus in Arabian Gulf Countries; PREDICT

Antihyperglycemic Therapy

Count (%)

Basal Insulin

 Long-acting insulin analog

138 (57.3)

 New generation of long-acting basal insulin

81 (33.6)

 Intermediate-acting human insulin

3 (1.2)

Prandial Insulin

 Rapid-acting insulin analog

200 (83.0)

 Short-acting human insulin

24 (10.0)

Premix Insulin

 Premixed analog insulin

10 (4.1)

 Premixed human insulin

2 (0.8)

Other antihyperglycemic medications

 Metformin

20 (8.3)

 DPP4a inhibitors

7 (2.9)

 SGLT2b inhibitors

2 (0.8)

 GLP1c receptor agonists

3 (1.2)

 Fixed dose combination of DPP4 inhibitor / Metformin

6 (2.5)

  1. Note: Patient could have received more than 1 insulin type and more than 1 antihyperglycemic drug
  2. a DPP4 dipeptidyl peptidase-4, b SGLT2 sodium-glucose cotransporter-2, c GLP1 glucagon-like peptide-1