Effectiveness and Safety of Two Approaches to the Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Australian Primary Care

The dose of insulin glargine will be titrated toward a fasting plasma glucose (FPG) target of 5.5 mmol/L. Treatment with oral antidiabetic drugs (OADs) prescribed before study entry may continue (except Sitagliptin, Acarbose, Rosiglitazone)

Patients treated with the usual standard of care (OAD dose titration, addition of a second or third OAD or referral to an endocrinologist) until optimal doses are reached to maintain a FPG of 5.5 mmol/L