Table 2. Non-insulin diabetes treatment use before and after insulin initiation.
Treatment Use | 90 days Before | 90 days After | Continuation (%) a |
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Overall, n | 65,902 | 55,839 b | 84.7 |
Drug class, n (%) |
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Metformin | 47,846 (72.6) | 40,468 (72.5) | 84.6 |
Sulfonylurea | 22,834 (34.6) | 16,815 (30.1) | 73.6 |
Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor | 7,673 (11.6) | 6,006 (10.8) | 78.3 |
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist | 5,512 (8.4) | 4,288 (7.7) | 77.8 |
Sodium glucose co-transporter inhibitor | 1,047 (1.6) | 857 (1.5) | 81.9 |
Thiazolidinedione | 6,789 (10.3) | 5,386 (9.6) | 79.3 |
a: Continuation (%) was defined as the indicated medication class was used both before and after insulin initiation.
b: Among participants who were continuously enrolled for 90 days after initiating insulin (n = 65,902), the majority of them had refilled at least one non-insulin diabetes medication during the 90 days after insulin initiation (n = 55,839). Prevalence (%) after insulin initiation was defined as the proportion of participants used the indicated medication class among those who were continuously enrolled and used any non-insulin diabetes medications after insulin initiation (denominator n = 55,839).