Our article Which insulin, regimen and device in type 2 diabetes? (DTB 2010; 48: 134–8) included an error in table 1. ‘Humulin I’ under Short acting (regular) human insulins should read ‘Humulin S’, and ‘Humulin I’ should be included under ‘Intermediate (NPH) human insulin’. These errors do not affect the Conclusion of the article.