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You can first seek the consent of a medical professional

Diabetes is a disease in which your body cannot properly store and use fuel for energy. The fuel that your body needs is called glucose, a form of sugar. Glucose comes from foods such as breads, cereals, pasta, rice, potatoes, fruits and some vegetables. To use glucose, your body needs insulin. Insulin is made by a gland in your body called the pancreas. There are three types of diabetes: type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes only occurs during pregnancy

When insulin was first discovered and made available for people with diabetes, there was only one kind of short-acting insulin. This required several injections a day. As time went on, new insulins were developed that lasted longer, requiring fewer injections, but requiring strict attention to timing of meals.
Now, there are different types of insulin available, made from different sources.
This gives more flexibility in the number and timing of injections, making it easier to maintain target blood glucose levels, based on your lifestyle. One to four injections a day may be suggested to you for optimal control of your blood glucose. Ask your healthcare team about the best insulin plan to meet your needs. The following are general guidelines only

2006-10-19 04:15:27 · answer #1 · answered by princessluvv 2 · 0 0

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2016-05-18 08:11:05 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

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2016-09-17 04:20:58 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

Depends on the type of diabetes. If through exercise and diet you have brought your blood sugars WAY down, there is a good chance that you may no longer need insulin and can switch over to tablets. With your doctor's approval, of course.

2006-10-19 02:42:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

it is possible, u can try to gradually change it.

2006-10-19 02:38:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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