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How to Inject Insulin
Proper injection technique is important for optimum effect of insulin and the regulation of blood sugar.
Who needs insulin?
In type 1 diabetes, the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas damaged. Anyone who suffers from this type of diabetes therefore need insulin treatment.
Type 2 diabetes because the body’s insulin work for the poor, or the pancreas does not produce enough. Not everyone who suffers from this type of need insulin treatment, but if the change of diet and use of the tablets do not provide good enough results, it is necessary.
What types of insulin are available?
- Extra fast-acting
- Fast-acting
- Intermediate-acting Read the rest of this entry »
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Diabetes and Pregnancy
About 1 percent of all pregnant women have a condition that causes fear, most often due to lack of information, it is the glucose intolerance induced by pregnancy.
Formerly known as gestational diabetes, the nomenclature was changed just to avoid psychological problems and insecurity in the pregnant woman. This is a condition limited to the period of gestation and can be corrected simply with a diet after delivery.
Although it presents only a small proportion of pregnant women, is the largest endocrine pathology during pregnancy. This disease belongs to the group of disorders linked to heredity. The ethnic factor is also present. The populations of India and Micronesia are more prone to this condition.
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