subject: Insulin As Medication [print this page] Insulin as a medication is a hormone which used to control the blood sugar in people with diabetes. It comes from pork or beef, and is prepared to be identified genetically as human insulin. In treating diabetes, insulin is classified according to its quick concentration and efficacy in people who need it. In diabetic patients, appropriate insulin syringes have been designed to administer insulin onto one's self by injecting the medication into subcutaneous tissue. Injecting insulin into a particular part of your body can be beneficial, allowing the insulin to be absorbed rapidly. The abdomen has been found to have the most rapid and consistent absorption. When insulin is injected on the same part of your body it helps the insulin to be absorbed continuously.
Insulin doses are different from one person to another. The calculation is based upon the patient's weight and sensitivity to insulin. Type 2 diabetes means the patient's pancreas is producing much lesser insulin. In about fifteen years with diabetes, a person needs an insulin treatment for the disease. With insulin medication, the complication of the disease reduces, and the patient's blood sugar is under control. Understanding the action time of your insulin is important in diabetes management. Insulin lasts about four hours in the body, so it is very important to take the particular type of insulin, the time it will work in your body, its peak times and the longevity of one dose of insulin.
With insulin therapy, another medication can be done to control the patient's blood sugar. A certain drug which is relatively the same with hormone amylin, in which people with diabetes lack. For type 1 or type 2 diabetes, this treatment is good.
An insulin overdose is serious complication with diabetes. Getting too much insulin in your system is like injecting the wrong type but in the right amount. Injecting insulin without eating your meals, ultimately decreases blood sugar, and leads to dangerous complication. An overdose of insulin leads to blood sugar or hypoglycemia, and the symptoms are anxiety, confusion, fatigue, and extreme hunger. Seizure and unconsciousness occur in a serious complication of insulin overdose.
As long as you are conscious, an insulin overdose can be treated. You can drink sweetened fruit juice, and eat a hard candy. Take a break and rest. Take snacks consistently if sugar is low. If symptoms don't improve, seek medical help. You can avoid insulin overdose if you never skip meals. If you are not hungry, have a glass of skim milk, or bread. Unless you become unconscious, you are at risk for insulin complication. If the situation appears to be serious, family and friends should know the next step.
