The group of patients treated with insulin detemir, however, had a significantly shorter duration of diabetes (8.1 vs. 8.6 years, p = 0.03), and a higher baseline HbA1c (9.7 vs. 9.2%, [83 vs. 77 mmol/mol] p = 0.003) compared with patients treated with insulin glargine. The gene discussed is INS; the disease is diabetes mellitus.