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Should a Type 1 Diabetic skip their insulin when having to fast 10 hours for a blood test?
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What are uses of insulin?
The use of insulin is lowering the amount of sugar in the blood in diabetic patiens.
How are carbohydrates processed in a diabetic and non diabetic person?
A diabetic has either impaired and/or non-functioning pancreas which produces insulin. If insulin is not injected, the sugars from carbs build up in blood which results in high blood sugar.
How long will a diabetic cat live without insulin?
By missing an insulin shot, the blood sugar will stay high, as the insulin is used to move it out of the blood stream. The length of time a diabetic cat can live without insulin depends on the size, age and overall health.
What will happen if a non diabetic takes insulin?
The insulin will stimulate the formation of glycogen, which will lower your blood sugar
What is the treatment for high blood sugar levels in diabetic patients?
Insulin
What if you took insluin but was not a diabetic?
Not sure, but insulin lowers the blood sugar level in the blood of the human body. If you were not a diabetic and took it, you could compensate by eating something sugary or by taking glucagon, which is the counter effect of insulin.
What is the normal blood sugar range of an insulin dependent diabetic?
120-130
What happens when Insulin injections are given without food?
Your blood sugar drops. Assuming you are a diabetic, which would be the only reason you would take insulin, your blood sugar would go down. If you aren't a diabetic and you are taking insulin this could drop your blood sugar to dangerous levels. Causing you to pass out.
How the assimilation of glucose by a non diabetic person differs from that of a person suffering from diabetes?
It's important to note that there are two types of diabetic people, literally called Type 1 and Type 2. Type 1 diabetics do not produce insulin, while Type 2 diabetics are resistant to insulin. While the reason for it is different, the commonality is that diabetic people effectively lack the insulin that normal people use to regulate their blood sugar levels. For a non-diabetic person, when their blood sugar rises their pancreas secretes insulin to help break down the glucose, and when their blood sugar is low their production of insulin slows. For a diabetic person, this system is malfunctioning, which causes them to either not produce enough insulin or not properly utilize what they have.
How much luch less insulin will the body produce prior to having diabetes?
You are not a diabetic until your blood sugar goes above 70-120 throughout the day and night.. A blood sugar can go higher than that after eating but it lowers quickly id you aren't a diabetic.
What will most likely result if a diabetic an overdose of insulin?
a dangerous drop in blood sugar levels
Can a diabetic drink slim fast with 18g of sugar?
Diabetics aren't incapable of consuming sugar, but their bodies aren't capable of producing enough insulin to help balance the levels of blood sugar. If a diabetic is currently low on blood sugar, they should consume more sugars, but should avoid it when their blood sugar is high.
