Insulin degludec (Tresiba)

Daily ultra-long-acting basal insulin analog · insulin class · sc daily · Novo Nordisk

Top dose
titrated
HbA1c reduction
-1.30%
at week 52 · treatment policy
AE discontinuation
2.0%
Status
approved

Pivotal trial

Trial
BEGIN (insulin-naive)
Indication
type 2 diabetes
Duration
52 weeks
ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT00972283
Sponsor
Novo Nordisk

Notes

Established once-daily ultra-long basal analog; included as the daily-insulin benchmark the once-weekly entrants are measured against. Hypoglycemia profile, not AE-led discontinuation, drives differentiation.

Publication

Lancet 2012 (BEGIN)