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. 2012 Dec 3;15(2):175–184. doi: 10.1111/dom.12032

Table A3.

Hypoglycaemia risk in the pooled type 2 and type 1 diabetes mellitus population

Estimated Rate Ratio* (95% Confidence Interval)
Population Pooled T2DM and T1DM
Number of subjects
 IDeg 2899
 I Glar 1431
Overall confirmed hypoglycaemic episodes
 Entire treatment period 0.91 [0.83;0.99]
 Titration period 1.00 [0.90;1.10]
 Maintenance period 0.84 [0.75;0.93]
Nocturnal confirmed hypoglycaemic episodes
 Entire treatment period 0.74 [0.65;0.85]
 Titration period 0.86 [0.74;1.00]
 Maintenance period 0.68 [0.58;0.80]
Severe hypoglycaemic episodes
 Entire treatment period 0.98 [0.66;1.45]

IDeg, insulin degludec; IGlar, insulin glargine; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; T1DM, type 1 diabetes mellitus.

*

Estimated rate ratio: IDeg/IGlar.

IDeg and IGlar were both injected once daily.

Significantly lower risk with insulin degludec based on 95% confidence interval.