|   | 
        Glargine 
          (n = 708) | 
        Detemir 
          (n = 298) | 
        Glargine versus detemir 
                P value | 
       
      
        |   | 
        Baseline | 
        Follow-up | 
        Baseline | 
        Follow-up | 
        Baseline | 
        Follow-up | 
       
      
        | Insulin dose (IU) | 
          | 
          | 
          | 
          | 
          | 
          | 
       
      
        |   n (%) | 
        629 (89) | 
        629 (89) | 
        254 (85) | 
        254 (85) | 
        0.11 | 
        0.11 | 
       
      
        |   Mean (SD) | 
        31.2 (24.0) | 
        31.3 (22.6) | 
        32.0 (22.7) | 
        36.6 (24.8) | 
        0.68 | 
        <0.01 | 
       
      
        | HbA1c (%) | 
          | 
          | 
          | 
          | 
          | 
          | 
       
      
        |   n (%) | 
        708 (100) | 
        708 (100) | 
        298 (100) | 
        298 (100) | 
          | 
          | 
       
      
        |   Mean (SD) | 
        8.6 (1.4) | 
        7.7 (1.2) | 
        8.4 (1.4) | 
        7.9 (1.2) | 
        <0.05 | 
        <0.05 | 
       
      
        |   Change from    baseline, mean (SD) | 
          | 
        –0.9 (1.4) | 
          | 
        –0.4 (1.4) | 
          | 
        <0.001 | 
       
      
        |   Patients    with HbA1c < 7%, n (%) | 
        70 (!0) | 
        196 (28) | 
        35 (12) | 
        70 (23) | 
        0.38 | 
        0.17 | 
       
      
        | Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L) | 
          | 
          | 
          | 
          | 
          | 
          | 
       
      
        |   n (%) | 
        512 (72) | 
        458 (65) | 
        222 (74) | 
        171 (57) | 
        0.48 | 
        0.48 | 
       
      
        |   Mean (SD) | 
        11.0 (3.9) | 
        8.6 (3.0) | 
        10.4 (3.5) | 
        8.6 (2.8) | 
        <0.05 | 
        <0.05 | 
       
      
        |   Change from    baseline, mean (SD) | 
          | 
        –2.6 (4.3) | 
          | 
        –1.8 (3.8) | 
          | 
        <0.05 | 
       
      |