INS and diabetes mellitus: However, the total number of basal insulin units in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus decreased significantly from 14.4 ± 5.1 unit and 13.4 ± 7.6 unit at baseline to 12.3 ± 5.0 unit and 11.9 ± 6.7 unit at 12 weeks, and to 12.3 ± 6.1 unit and 11.4 ± 6.3 unit at 24 weeks, respectively (Table 3).