July 2012 PMID 22686416

Basal insulin and cardiovascular and other outcomes in dysglycemia.

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The discussions reflect a balanced view, with posts mentioning the neutral effects of insulin glargine on heart outcomes from the ORIGIN trial, specific data on weight gain, and references to interpretations of the findings, all conveying a nuanced understanding and recognition of the potential clinical implications.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions acknowledge the findings of the ORIGIN trial, with some expressing cautious optimism about insulin's safety and effects on cardiovascular outcomes.

InterestModerate interest

The posts show moderate interest, with individuals referencing specific studies and data, indicating engagement with the research findings.

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Participants discuss detailed aspects of insulin therapy, weight gain, and cardiovascular impacts, demonstrating thoughtful engagement and analysis.

ImpactModerate impact

The discussions suggest that the consensus recognizes the study's importance in understanding insulin's safety profile, indicating a moderate to high perceived impact.

Abstract in brief

  • Providing sufficient basal insulin to normalize fasting glucose may help reduce heart-related events, but this has not been conclusively tested.
  • In a study with over 12,500 participants, insulin glargine showed no significant difference in major cardiovascular outcomes compared to standard care, though the follow-up was around 6 years.
  • The insulin group experienced more weight gain and hypoglycemia, while the rates of new diabetes after stopping insulin were slightly lower; cancer risk was unaffected.]

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Daniel J Drucker
@DanielJDrucker · X

Elegant studies in mice link aspartame to accelerated #atherosclerosis through enhanced #insulin action. https://t.co/IErs21vcTT Yet in humans #T2D insulin Rx in the ORIGIN trial was not linked to increased rates of #heartdisease https://t.co/2OcvpUVINT https://t.co/A5NZoNI2Ae

May 7, 2025 · 38 likes · 8 shares · 34,098 followers View post →
Daniel J Drucker
@DanielJDrucker · X

There are many ways to interpret the ORIGIN trial, yet raising insulin levels by exogenous #insulin therapy for 6 yrs in PPL with IFG, IGT or #T2D many with pre-existing hyperinsulinemia, had no discernible effects on the heart and major CV outcomes https://t.co/ya7ofsUMLa https://t.co/TyCzLNlOPI

Oct 27, 2022 · 11 likes · 34,098 followers View post →
Daniel J Drucker
@DanielJDrucker · X

@StephenORahilly Given the likely (very small) effect size and multiple confounders of *potential* changes in body weight with sustained higher or lower #insulin levels, the feasibility and interpretation of any “definitive’ prospective study is highly uncertain https://t.co/ya7ofsUMLa

May 3, 2021 · 7 likes · 1 share · 34,098 followers View post →
Daniel J Drucker
@DanielJDrucker · X

@whsource @JimJohnsonSci @RonZimmernPHG @jfchen1 @StephenORahilly @GilesYeo @MRC_Epid @davidludwigmd 6 years of daily insulin glargine 0.4Units/kg A 1.6 kg mean weight gain ~300 grams a year, despite more #hypoglycemia with insulin in the ORIGIN study. Many study participants don’t gain any weight https://t.co/ya7ofsUMLa

Dec 30, 2020 · 6 likes · 34,098 followers View post →
Filip K. Knop
@Filip_Knop · X

@JimJohnsonSci @annizubc Interesting! Looking forward to read! Why no pancreatic cancer signal in insulin trials like ORIGIN? “…insulin glargine [for more than 6 years] had a neutral effect on cardiovascular outcomes and cancers” (n=12,500) https://t.co/Ha6YUNFdlo

May 26, 2022 · 6 likes · 2 shares · 2,512 followers View post →
brent richards
@BrentRichards19 · X

@ArsenaultBenoit @egagnon_phd Nice paper! It could be interesting to consider the MR results in context of weight gain after administration of exogenous insulin (such as ORIGIN trial https://t.co/ThDo4mcVJU)

Jan 3, 2023 · 3 likes · 1,718 followers View post →

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@Joansallen · X

RT @DanielJDrucker: Elegant studies in mice link aspartame to accelerated #atherosclerosis through enhanced #insulin action. https://t.co/I…

May 9, 2025 · 8 shares · 317 followers View post →
Joe Gordon
@josephwgordon · X

RT @DanielJDrucker: Elegant studies in mice link aspartame to accelerated #atherosclerosis through enhanced #insulin action. https://t.co/I…

May 8, 2025 · 8 shares · 2,107 followers View post →
Justin Cikomola
@CCikomola · X

RT @DanielJDrucker: Elegant studies in mice link aspartame to accelerated #atherosclerosis through enhanced #insulin action. https://t.co/I…

May 7, 2025 · 8 shares · 3,766 followers View post →
Mind Your Science!
@MindYourSci · X

RT @DanielJDrucker: Elegant studies in mice link aspartame to accelerated #atherosclerosis through enhanced #insulin action. https://t.co/I…

May 7, 2025 · 8 shares · 134 followers View post →
priya joseph
@ayirpelle · X

RT @DanielJDrucker: Elegant studies in mice link aspartame to accelerated #atherosclerosis through enhanced #insulin action. https://t.co/I…

May 7, 2025 · 8 shares · 4,885 followers View post →
Ubong Ekperikpe, Ph.D.
@ubong_ekperikpe · X

RT @DanielJDrucker: Elegant studies in mice link aspartame to accelerated #atherosclerosis through enhanced #insulin action. https://t.co/I…

May 7, 2025 · 8 shares · 366 followers View post →
Hao Yin
@HaoYin20 · X

RT @DanielJDrucker: Elegant studies in mice link aspartame to accelerated #atherosclerosis through enhanced #insulin action. https://t.co/I…

May 7, 2025 · 8 shares · 12,208 followers View post →
Alper Aydın (Dietitian )
@aydinnalper · X

RT @DanielJDrucker: Elegant studies in mice link aspartame to accelerated #atherosclerosis through enhanced #insulin action. https://t.co/I…

May 7, 2025 · 8 shares · 1,420 followers View post →
Daniel J Drucker
@DanielJDrucker · X

Elegant studies in mice link aspartame to accelerated #atherosclerosis through enhanced #insulin action. https://t.co/IErs21vcTT Yet in humans #T2D insulin Rx in the ORIGIN trial was not linked to increased rates of #heartdisease https://t.co/2OcvpUVINT https://t.co/A5NZoNI2Ae

May 7, 2025 · 38 likes · 8 shares · 34,098 followers View post →
Top
@Topfrom75 · X

RT @BoussageonR: @hiraethdufutur @MG_Dr_Troll @Ordoscopie @MahlerNord Ce qui n'est pas rassurant, c'est que l'insuline soit équivalente à d…

May 16, 2024 · 1 share · 170 followers View post →
Boussageon Rémy
@BoussageonR · X

@hiraethdufutur @MG_Dr_Troll @Ordoscopie @MahlerNord Ce qui n'est pas rassurant, c'est que l'insuline soit équivalente à des médicaments inefficaces et dangereux ... https://t.co/qklgEhaqhI

May 16, 2024 · 1 like · 1 share · 623 followers View post →
brent richards
@BrentRichards19 · X

@ArsenaultBenoit @egagnon_phd Nice paper! It could be interesting to consider the MR results in context of weight gain after administration of exogenous insulin (such as ORIGIN trial https://t.co/ThDo4mcVJU)

Jan 3, 2023 · 3 likes · 1,718 followers View post →
Daniel J Drucker
@DanielJDrucker · X

There are many ways to interpret the ORIGIN trial, yet raising insulin levels by exogenous #insulin therapy for 6 yrs in PPL with IFG, IGT or #T2D many with pre-existing hyperinsulinemia, had no discernible effects on the heart and major CV outcomes https://t.co/ya7ofsUMLa https://t.co/TyCzLNlOPI

Oct 27, 2022 · 11 likes · 34,098 followers View post →
Dimitris Papamargaritis
@ri_tis · X

RT @Filip_Knop: @JimJohnsonSci @annizubc Interesting! Looking forward to read! Why no pancreatic cancer signal in insulin trials like ORIGI…

May 27, 2022 · 2 shares · 700 followers View post →
Rajna Golubic
@Dr_RGolubic · X

RT @Filip_Knop: @JimJohnsonSci @annizubc Interesting! Looking forward to read! Why no pancreatic cancer signal in insulin trials like ORIGI…

May 26, 2022 · 2 shares · 966 followers View post →
Filip K. Knop
@Filip_Knop · X

@JimJohnsonSci @annizubc Interesting! Looking forward to read! Why no pancreatic cancer signal in insulin trials like ORIGIN? “…insulin glargine [for more than 6 years] had a neutral effect on cardiovascular outcomes and cancers” (n=12,500) https://t.co/Ha6YUNFdlo

May 26, 2022 · 6 likes · 2 shares · 2,512 followers View post →
cardio-met
@cardiomet_CE · X

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May 11, 2022 · 2 likes · 4,159 followers View post →
Daniel J Drucker
@DanielJDrucker · X

@JimJohnsonSci @AbdTahrani @Dr__Guess @DrNadolsky @dr_muniyappa @davidludwigmd FWIW, in people with dysglycemia at trial entry in ORIGIN (n=12,537) treated with #insulin glargine (28 units for 70 kg person) for a mean F/U of 6 years, differential weight gain was 1.6 kg, about the same as one could gain over a festive holiday weekend https://t.co/vOH3k75reV

Oct 8, 2021 · 2 likes · 34,098 followers View post →
Jing
@CaATiER_Chop_ER · X

@KevinH_PhD "Median weight increased by 1.6 kg in the insulin-glargine group and fell by 0.5 kg in the standard-care group. " https://t.co/ucQpibEQaw https://t.co/ji5bM1rhju

Jul 22, 2021 · 1 like · 321 followers View post →
Raphael Sirtoli
@raphaels7 · X

RT @DanielJDrucker: @StephenORahilly Given the likely (very small) effect size and multiple confounders of *potential* changes in body weig…

May 4, 2021 · 1 share · 8,593 followers View post →
Daniel J Drucker
@DanielJDrucker · X

@StephenORahilly Given the likely (very small) effect size and multiple confounders of *potential* changes in body weight with sustained higher or lower #insulin levels, the feasibility and interpretation of any “definitive’ prospective study is highly uncertain https://t.co/ya7ofsUMLa

May 3, 2021 · 7 likes · 1 share · 34,098 followers View post →
Fco Carramiñana Barrera
@fcbzafra · X

Como se trata de una #IGlar, su seguridad CV se ha considerado a raíz del estudio #ORIGIN (Outcome Reduction with Initial Glargine Intervention) en el que se confirmó su seguridad CV y en aparición de cáncer. https://t.co/3GUh8BIc3r https://t.co/XeTqr27Rx5

Mar 27, 2021 · 1 like · 2,749 followers View post →
Daniel J Drucker
@DanielJDrucker · X

@whsource @JimJohnsonSci @RonZimmernPHG @jfchen1 @StephenORahilly @GilesYeo @MRC_Epid @davidludwigmd 6 years of daily insulin glargine 0.4Units/kg A 1.6 kg mean weight gain ~300 grams a year, despite more #hypoglycemia with insulin in the ORIGIN study. Many study participants don’t gain any weight https://t.co/ya7ofsUMLa

Dec 30, 2020 · 6 likes · 34,098 followers View post →
Daniel J Drucker
@DanielJDrucker · X

@armyofdan @Maratosflier @OramedPharma @diabetes @reboundhigh Most agree that peripheral hyperinsulinemia likely not a good thing, adverse for CV risk. Just exceptionally difficult to prove beyond small studies and biomarkers @NEJM https://t.co/emzF2ReWtr

Jul 10, 2019 · 34,098 followers View post →