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Why do people with diabetes have to test their blood sugar level before injecting themselves insulin?
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∙ 14y ago
Once you test your blood sugar, you can figure how much insulin to give yourself. Because your blood sugar varies every time you check, that is why.
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How long after injecting insulin should you eat?
30 minutes before eating your meal.
What is the scientific name for diabetes?
Diabetes is the scientific name. There are three types:Type 1 diabetes: results from the body's failure to produce insulin, and presently requires the person to inject insulin. This is calledinsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, IDDM for short, and juvenile diabetes.)Type 2 diabetes: results from insulin resistance, a condition in which cells fail to use insulin properly, sometimes combined with an absolute insulin deficiency.Gestational diabetes: is when pregnant women, who have never had diabetes before, have a high blood glucose level during pregnancy.
Is diabetes caused by a virus or bacteria?
Diabetes isn't caused by either bacteria or a virus. It is to do with your pancreas not creating enough insulin which regulates the amount of sugar in your blood. There are two types of Diabetes type 1 and type 2. People are born with type 1 diabetes which means their pancreas does not create enough/any insulin. Before they eat a meal they must inject themselves with insulin, this controlls the amount of sugar in the blood so it doesn't become too high and create hyperglycaemia. If the diabetic didn't inject themselves with insulin they would be at risk of dying. To avoid their blood sugar levels rising dramatically they also watch what they eat and do regular exercise.
How did insulin affect the world?
Insulin was first injected into a patient with diabetes in the early 1920s. Before then, if one's diabetes could not be regulated, that person would almost always die. After the mass production of insulin, people could manage their diabetes, and it was not a death sentence, as it had once been.
What are some types of diabetes treatment?
For insulin- dependent diabetes, insulin is required for treatment. Some patients can simply inject insulin before or after meals, while others need a constant supply through an insulin pump. Blood sugar levels are tested throughout the day to ensure a proper level of insulin.
How many people died because of diabetes before insulin was discovered?
Impossible to know. Sorry.
How many people has insulin saved?
Before insulin...Type 1 Diabetes: 100% mortality. Anywhere from a few months to a few years after diagnosis.
What is the best drug for diabetes?
If you have been diagnoised with diabetes your doctor should have put you on a regiment of either pills or insulin injections. There are two types of diabetes, type 1 and type 2, both are treated differently, so we need to know if you have been diagnoised with diabetes and which type of diabetic you are before anything can be said concernng the types of teatments for diabetes. Cheyzer
What is the use for an insulin syringe?
The insulin syringe is marked in units of insulin. In the US most (I don't know if there is any other still distributed in US) insulin is U-100. U-100 will have 100 units per mL.So if you take 50 units of U-100 insulin, you are taking 1/2 mL. The syringe makes iteasy to take the number of units you need, with the needle made so the insulin won't clog in it, yet glide in easily into the skin. The insulin syringe is made to deliver the insulin dose just under the skin (subcutaneous) NOT into the muscle.
Why is diabetes a contraindication to massage?
It depends. Diabetes is not a contraindication by itself. What is most important is the progression of the disease and the overall condition of the person. If there are any doubts about the risks and benefits of massage on a person with diabetes, have them consult with their doctor.
What do you need everyday if you have type 1 diabetes?
It really depends. If you are on Basal Bolus, then you inject yourself with insulin four times a day: after every meal (with quick acting insulin) and then before bed (with slow acting insulin). You also have to do a blood test to check you blood sugar four times a day :before each meal and before bed. Hope this helps
What are the classifications of being diabetic?
The principal two idiopathic forms of diabetes mellitus are known as types 1 and 2. The term "type�1 diabetes" has universally replaced several former terms, including childhood-onset diabetes, juvenile diabetes, and insulin-dependent diabetes. Likewise, the term "type�2 diabetes" has replaced several former terms, including adult-onset diabetes, obesity-related diabetes, and non-insulin-dependent diabetes. Beyond these two types, there is no agreed-upon standard nomenclature. Various sources have defined "type 3 diabetes" as, among others, gestational diabetes, insulin-resistant type�1 diabetes (or "double diabetes"), type�2 diabetes which has progressed to require injected insulin, and latent autoimmune diabetes of adults. There is also maturity onset diabetes of the young which is a group of several single gene (monogenic) disorders with strong family histories that present as type�2 diabetes before 30 years of age.
