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What You Need to Know About Insulin

Toxicologists, scientists, and pharmaceutical researchers have developed different types of insulin derived from and formulated with other compounds.  Doctors and patients have many different types of insulin drugs to choose from including delivery methods and devices.

Blood Glucose Control

 

Patients' Guide to Insulin: About Diabetes

The purpose of the Patients' Guide to Insulin is to educate patients, parents, and caregivers about insulin treatment of diabetes.  By reviewing this information, you’re taking an important step to learn about diabetes and how insulin controls the disease to help you live a healthier life.

Symptoms of Hyperglycemia

The basic defect in all patients with diabetes is the decreased ability of insulin to induce cells of the body to remove glucose (sugar) molecules from the blood.  Whether this decreased insulin activity is due to a decreased amount of insulin produced (type 1 diabetes), or from the insensitivity of the cells to a n

Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes is much less common than type 2 diabetes and typically affects younger individuals. Type 1 diabetes usually begins before age 40, although there are exceptions. In the United States, the peak age at diagnosis is around 14. Type 1 diabetes is associated with deficiency (or lack) of insulin.

Treatment of Diabetes

The mainstays of diabetes treatment are:

Diabetes: What is Insulin?

Insulin is a hormone.

Type 2 Diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes is more common than Type 1 Diabetes.

Endocrine Tumors of the Pancreas

The human pancreas is an amazing organ with two main functions: [1] to produce pancreatic endocrine hormones (eg, insulin & glucagon), which help regulate many aspec

Normal Regulation of Blood Glucose

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