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after testing blood glucose level to see if it's lower or high. If the blood glucose level is between 70-100mg/dl the therapy is effective.
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What would happen to the blood glucose level if diabetic gave herself an injection but did not eat or accidentally too much insulin?
Excess insulin reduces the level of sugar in the bloodstream. Such can cause a person to feel weak, nausea, vomiting, tachycardia (rapid heart rate), dilated pupils, sweating, headache, ataxia (in-coordination), seizures and if severe enough it can even cause coma. If have taken an insulin injection it is imperative that you eat something(unless you are something like 20 m/mol). On a side note: At one time insulin shock was used as a treatment for mental illness. Physicians would overdose a patient with insulin. The patient would pass out. Then the liver would gradually release sugar back into the bloodstream and the patient would recover. Psychiatric Hospitals replaced Insulin Shock Therapy with Electroshock Therapy. If you give yourself Insulin Shock Therapy, do not drive.
What are the insulin indication?
Insulin is always used for the treatment of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (type I diabetes) and occasionally also for the treatment of therapy refractory non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (type II). This therapy is obligatory for individuals with ketoacidosis and it can be taken into consideration for all subjects who remain symptomatic, lose weight, or have continuously high blood glucose concentrations (in fasting state more than 7-8 mmol/l, postprandial more than 10-12 mmol/l) despite another treatment. Insulin can also become temporarily necessary during surgical interventions or acute diseases.
What measure are chosen to analyze a company may be influence by?
D. product quality or service effectiveness
How do you measure 6cc?
You need a oral dropper or insulin syringe to get an exact 1/2 cc. It is equivalent to 0,5 ml.
What hormone promotes storage of glucose by the liver?
Insulin
How will fat stop insulin from functioning?
obesity increases insulin resistance and thereby reduces the effectiveness of insulin.
What type of therapy did John Nash receive in a beautiful mind?
insulin shock therapy
Why use insulin pump?
An insulin pump can be used as an alternative to multiple daily injections of insulin by insulin syringe.This method is known as continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion therapy.
What is the most common complication of insulin therapy?
hypoglycemia
What has the author Kinga Howorka written?
Kinga Howorka has written: 'Functional Insulin Treatment' -- subject(s): Diabetes, Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin-Dependent, Insulin, Patient education, Therapeutic use, Therapy, Therapy use, Treatment
Can taking insulin increase appitite?
Yes, weight gain is a reasonably common side effect of insulin therapy.
Which drug is manufactured as a result of indirect gene therapy?
Human insulin
What research has been done on magnetic therapy?
Since the late 1950s, hundreds of studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of magnetic therapy.
How do tumor markers measure the effectiveness of medical treatment?
A decrease in the levels of the tumor marker during treatment indicates that the therapy is having a positive effect on the cancer, while an increase indicates that the cancer is growing
What mineral's main role is to increase the effectiveness of insulin in cells?
Chromium is important in carbohydrate metabolism. Chromium stimulates the activity of enzymes involved in the metabolism of glucose for energy and appears to increase the effectiveness of insulin and its ability to handle glucose, preventing hypoglycemia or Diabetes.
Insulin replacement therapy is always used in?
Type 1 diabetes
What is the omni pod?
An omnipod or An insulin pump is a medical device used for the administration of insulin in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, also known as continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion therapy. The device includes: * the pump itself (including controls, processing module, and batteries) * a disposable reservoir for insulin (inside the pump) * a disposable infusion set, including a cannula for subcutaneous insertion (under the skin) and a tubing system to interface the insulin reservoir to the cannula. An insulin pump is an alternative to multiple daily injections of insulin by insulin syringe or an insulin pen and allows for intensive insulin therapy when used in conjunction with blood glucose monitoring and carb counting. A celeb such as Nick Jonas uses this as soon as he found out he had diabetes
