Are pills and injection both considered insulin?

Question

What decides if you need pill or injection?

Answer 1

Insulin is a hormone which is poured directly in the blood and is the only hormone that is hypoglycemic, all others are hyperglycemic. Insulin is available in injectable or inhalation (aerosol) form. tablets are under trail.
The level of sugar in blood decides weather you require injectables or pills.
A patient can be temporarily placed on injectable insulin and later put on pills.

Answer 2

^ No, as of now insulin comes in two forms, inject-able and inhaled, they are working on a patch.

If your a type 1 diabetic your pancreas, makes very little to no insulin, so you need insulin to replace the insulin your pancreas is not producing.

If your a type 2 diabetic it means your pancreas, produces insulin but your body can't utilize it properly, some very lucky type 2's just need diet and exercise, most take pills, some like me need insulin.

If your type 1 you will need insulin

Type 2, this decision will depend on the severity of your diabetes. Your doctor will discuss what he or she feels is necessary as far as what type of medication you need, but please make sure your doctor knows your concerns and if your not comfortable with their decision tell them your concerns and/or see another doctor, a second opinion never hurts.

Just to let you know, there is another inject-able called Byetta, it's used for type 2 diabetes.

I've noticed in this forum some people think Byetta is insulin or a form of insulin, it's not, it's a different class of drug. If you or anyone wants more information on Byetta, I'm providing the site below. I hope this helps.

Answer 3

I don't think they know quite yet. It's an autoimmune disease ...your own immune system, for some reason, recognises the insulin producing islet cells as foreign bodies and attacks in the same way it would attack a virus. The latest speculation is that a virus triggers this immune response in people who have a genetic predisposition to getting diabetes. I don't have any relatives recorded as having juvenile diabetes but there are a few relatives with other autoimmune disorders like pernicious anaemia and vitiligo. People with type1 diabetes may go on to develop coeliac disease which is also an autoimmune disorder. What I'm thinking is maybe the genetic part of diabetes is a fault in the immune system recognition, that is shared by other autoimmune related diseases ...just a theory though Will it get worse? There are lots of old type1 diabetics out there. You won't necessarily develop the complications that doctors throw at you, although you might waste your life waiting for them to hit like I do (c; ...but if you really want to know, talk to your doctor/diabetes educator and start reading. You could also try googling 'type 1 diabetes complications' for a truly doom filled version of possibilities but I prefer to be in denial (c; Good Luck and Good Health to you

Answer 4

RIght now insulin is only injectible or inhalable. They have pill form insulin in clinical trials right now. The pills work by helping your body use the insulin. Good luck.

Answer 5

Pills are drugs, that for diabetes (type 2 or late onset) can work very effectively
In answer to your question: no. Oral Hypoglycaemic medications stimulate your body to produce its own insulin to bind to glucose and lower your blood sugar levels.
Injectable insulin is a replacement for when your body can either not produce insulin any more or you have poor blood sugar control.
Nearly all people who have late onset diabetes will end up on insulin if they dont change lifestyle and eating habits.
And trust me, doctors make a lot more money prescribing insulin than they do oral drugs
hope it helps

Answer 6

Pills are placebos. They work as long as you exercise and control your diet. If both fail to control your sugar level, you have to go for Insulin injections. That is real insulin. The multinational pharmaceutical companies thrive by making the doctors prescribe pills

Answer 7

There are several factors.

No, pills are not insulin.

There are different classes of oral anti-diabetic meds that work in different ways.

The regimen prescribed for you depends on all of your health conditions, how you respond to any given med and the type of diabetes you have.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Pills are not insulin.Talk to your doctor to decide what you need.

Answer 10

stage of your insulin