Female: If you have been diagnosed with type one diabetes you will need to administer insulin daily. Insulin therapy is life altering. But necessary for type one diabetics.
Female: Type one diabetics do not produce the insulin necessary to move blood sugar through their bodies. Because of this, they must manually inject. After being diagnosed with type one diabetes it is natural to have questions about the insulin therapy.
As a child mountaineer, Will Cross felt that his diabetes diagnosis meant that he could never pursue his high aspirations. But after getting used to his daily injections Will begun climbing again. And in 2005 he became the first diabetic to scale mount Everest.
Let us begin by looking at why daily insulin is necessary for type one diabetics. People become type on diabetics when their immune systems start to destroy the beta cells that make insulin. Because of this, the pancreas can no longer produce this essential hormone.
To combat this shortage insulin needs to be administered in a manner that mimic inscription of the pancreas. Since every diabetic has different lifestyle patterns, your doctor will choose from variety of insulin types and injection methods to treat your diabetes.
Insulin comes from variety of forms. From long lasting to briefly intense. That is why your doctor might suggest that combination of insulin. For example, the patient can take a dose of an intermediate acting insulin like MPH in the morning and evening as well as injections of a short acting variety like humulin before meals.
Whatever forms of insulin are used there are three FTA approved ways to administer that. The most common delivery method is the pre filled insulin pen. The pen-sized device holds an insulin cartilage, which is administered by a needle that penetrates just under the skin.
Some pens are disposable while other require replacement needle and cartilage after each injection, although the pre filled pen is great method for many diabetics some people just like injections and may prefer an insulin pump. An insulin pump is a device about the size of a pager that is worn outside the body.
It has a tube that connects the insulin to the cannula insert it to the abdomen. The pump then dispenses the programmed amount of insulin into the body. The third and newest form of insulin on the market is called Exubra. This delivery method is inhaled into your lungs through a device that looks like an asthmatics pump.
Inhaled insulin comes in dry glister packs that are inserted into an inhalation device. Since this method is fast, acting but short lasting it may be best to use it in conjunction with an all day insulin. No matter what delivery system is used, it is important to be vigilant in taking your insulin. If you are not comfortable with your current insulin plan, discuss alternatives with your doctor.
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