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How long does it take insulin to make an affect on your blood sugar?
Rhianne278
Depends on the type of insulin -- in fact, the "onset time", "peak time" and "duration" of a particular insulin differs from one type to another.
You're asking about "onset time", which varies from about 15 minutes to about 3 hours depending on the insulin type and the individual. Duration can be anywhere from 3 hours to 24, again depending.
See the link below ("Types of Insulin and their action profiles") for typical onset, peak, and duration numbers for various commonly sold insulins.
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What body system controls the amounts of sugar in your blood?
The pancreas produces insulin (decrease blood glucose) and glucagon (increase blood glucose) and is the major endocrine organ for the control of blood sugar levels. The actions of the two hormones are short-term, and long-term controls could be achieved with glucocorticoids produced by the adrenal glands.
Numbness in thumb and index finger?
If you have numbness beginning in fingers or toes, and you're diabetic, there's a strong possibility you're beginning to suffer from diabetic neuropathy (see links). This is very bad, since it means that your high blood sugar levels are beginning to cause permanent and progressive damage to your body. You can easily lose hands or feet within the next decades from this beginning. Eyes and kidneys are at risk too. Your best way to avoid these problems in future is to get much stricter with your daily blood sugar control. Work your way down, combining food and insulin changes, until your blood sugar is below 120 when fasting, and below 140 even right after meals. Test yourself before, 1 hour after, and 2 hours after meals and look up lower GI foods and short-acting insulins to avoid large blood sugar spikes or long-lasting high periods. If you're not currently taking insulin, your diet control and medication are not adequate. You'll need to begin testing your own blood sugar frequently at home (meters are cheap), and learning to change your food choices and medication doses to meet the targets above. If that doesn't work, consult your doctor about starting insulin. Also, there is increasing evidence that methylcobalamin (a special form of B-12 available widely) can help address and even reverse diabetic neuropathy, but its effects are limited if your blood glucose remains high. The attached links will help with your research on neuropathy and blood sugar control.
How is insulin produced?
Diabetic's bodies lack the ability to produce insulin, the medical world has had to come up with other sources of insulin for diabetics to use. The early method for producing insulin (which is still used to a lesser extent today) was to source it from animals, particularly pigs and cows (pigs physiology is quite similar to humans.. surprisingly). Nowdays, scientists are much more likely to use genetic engineering to produce human insulin in ecoli bacteria. The e.coli's circular chromosome is cut using 'DNA scissors' resulting in unpaired base's (known as sticky ends) matching those of the insulin gene which is then inserted. Because e.coli produce a new generation every 20 minutes on average, it doesnt take long for the gene to be replicated over and over. The e.coli is then removed, and we are left with a supply of human insulin.
What does diabates and high blood sugars do to your body?
Increased blood sugar levels in blood for long times and without treatment can cause many complications. Some of them are:Diabetic ketoacidosisDiabetic hyperosmolar syndromeHeart diseases
How long after injecting insulin should you eat?
30 minutes before eating your meal.
How does negative feedback help maintain homeostasis in the body?
Negative feedback is where increase in a process results in another acting to bring it back to normal. An example is in the control of blood sugar. After a meal there is a large increase in blood sugar, this results in the body producing more insulin. The insulin causes the blood sugar to be converted to glycogen which is stored in the liver and muscles and a fall in blood sugar. If one does not eat for a long time the blood sugar begins to fall. Less insulin is produced and glycogen is converted to sugar to maintain a normal sugar level. This is negative feedback
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.
How many mg of blood sugar is lowered by 1 unit of insulin?
That would be a personal issue there; I take insulin and 1 unit of one type of insulin might drastically lower my sugar while not doing anything at all to yours. Honestly speaking, one unit won't kill you, so I say take it and monitor your sugar very closely (like every 20 minutes for 3 hours) no eating though or that'll defeat the purpose. I did this and then right after decided to see how much 1 carb would raise my sugar, and now I no longer take a long lasting insulin.
How long does it take for insulin to regulate your blood sugar?
Depends how high the person's blood sugar is, and how fast-acting the insulin is. Insulin is sold in different types which range from rapid-acting (peak in 1 hour or less), to long-acting (peak effectiveness 8-10 hours after dose). Also, not all type-1 diabetics are entirely without the capacity to produce insulin, so it also depends on their own pancreatic islet cell capacity.
How does insulin lower the blood glucose level if it is too high?
Insulin enables the sugar to get out of the blood and into the cells where it is needed for the cells to function. If you don't have insulin because the pancreas is not producing it (as in diabetes) then the sugar will not be able to get into the cells, therefore there will be a high concentration in the blood. On the other hand, if you are diabetic and you take too much insulin, then too much sugar will go into the cells and there will not be enough sugar left in the blood.
Why to give long acting insulin at 9pm if low blood sugar level?
The long-acting insulin is to provide a more stable baseline for the following day. So as strange as it seems, you can be drinking a glass of orange juice to get your sugar level up and then taking your bedtime shot of long-acting insulin. (If you're doing that, try to get somebody to verify that you're injecting the right amount of the right kind of insulin, or wait 10-15 minutes until your sugar is a more reasonable level.
Can Blood sugar patients give Blood?
no. Actually yes they can. As long as your doctor allows you and you aren't taking certain medications that are on their medication list, you may donate blood. I'm diabetic on insulin and I donate all the time.
Healthy Blood Sugar vs Diabetes?
Everything you eat from a celery stick to an ice cream sundae raises blood sugar levels. The term "blood sugar" refers to the amount of glucose in the blood. Glucose is the product of dietary carbohydrates that are processed by the body.In a normal healthy body, blood glucose levels are regulated by the hormone insulin that is released by the pancreas. The function of insulin is to assist the cells of the body in processing glucose. As food is digested blood sugar levels begins to rise in the body. This signals the pancreas to release insulin into the blood to regulate blood sugar within normal ranges of not under 70 to 100 milligrams per deciliter and not over 140 milligrams per deciliter.Diabetics usually have two issues effecting blood sugar levels, insulin resistance which inhibits cells from using insulin effectively, and an insufficient supply of insulin from the pancreas. This results in the body becoming unable to control blood sugar levels. This is called diabetes.There are two types of diabetes. The first is Type 1 diabetes commonly found in children whose pancreas produces no insulin. The second kind of diabetes is Type 2 which is common in obese adults and results in insulin resistance and insufficient of insulin from the pancreas.Treatment for Type 1 is to replace the missing insulin with daily injections. Treatment for Type 2 diabetes is treated with oral medication or insulin injections. Fortunately, diabetes is a manageable disease. Managing diabetes, especially Type 2 diabetes, is all about creating a balance in the body between medication, diet, and exercise to get and keep blood sugar levels as close to normal range as possible.One of the most useful tools for controlling blood sugar is a home blood glucose testing meter. This home kit takes a snap shot of blood sugar when a small drop of blood is dropped on a special test strip that is inserted in the meter. Type 2 diabetics test their blood sugar before eating and within two hours after eating when blood sugar peaks. This helps show diabetics if their diet plan needs revision. Every three months the doctor orders an A1C blood test which gives an average of blood sugar levels over a three month period. This gives a diabetic an overview of their long term blood sugar control.
How does diabietis two affect you?
It means that your body is not producing enough insulin which means that when food is broken down, insulin isn't distributing glucose (sugar) to cells and parts of the body properly, making your blood glucose level too high or low. This can cause other health complications, and if left too long it can even cause a coma.
What are the hormones that helps control glucose levels in the body?
that is called insulin.2nd Answer:Yes Insulin, produced in the pancreas, helps LOWER dangerously high sugar levels in the blood.But Glucagon, also produced in the pancreas, helps RAISE dangerously low sugar levels in the blood. About the brain's only 'food' is glucose sugar, so glucagon is a very important hormone!
What are the causes of high blood sugar?
If your blood sugar is consistently high, you need to talk to your doctor about improving your diabetes management. Blood sugar rises when: you’re not taking enough insulin your insulin isn’t lasting as long as you think it is you’re not taking your oral diabetes medication your medication dosage needs adjusting you’re using expired insulin you’re not following your nutritional plan you have an illness or infection you’re using certain medications, like steroids you’re under physical stress, such as an injury or surgery you’re under emotional stress, such as trouble at work or home or with money ptoblems. sI have placed a link on my bio you can check out.
How do you get help for Polycycstic Ovarian Syndrome?
PCOS is connected to insulin resistance. When a person eats a lot of sugar or carbohydrates (which is basically a long chain of glucose molecules hooked together), the body had to work hard to handle the sugar by producing insulin. Eventually the cells in their body becomes insensitive to the effects of the insulin (insulin resistance). To handle this problem of insulin resistance their body begins to produce even higher levels of insulin. This continues until their pancreas reaches the maximum amount of insulin it can produce, and when the insulin resistance increases again, their blood sugar begins to rise out of control. This effects the glands as they are a communication system on to the other and effects the ovaries. You can read more at www.mcvitamins.com/pcos.htm
