Why Diabetes Type 2 Patients Need Insulin? - Diabetes 18

Insulin injection for illustration only (credit to Google)

At early stages of type 2 diabetes, insulin is produced enough by body (specific organ in the pancreas).

The disturbance of blood sugar level, may be controlled with additional activities such as:

- Low caloric diet

- Need physical activities more

- Some medications (oral pills)

Why patients need insulin injection? Two main reasons are:

- Body reduces ability slowly to produce insulin to control blood sugar over time.

- Oral medications not effective to reduce blood sugar anymore

What mean by adding insulin to the body? Few are:

- To lower blood glucose to healthy level in quick manner

- Insulin make body take rest from hard work to break down glucose in the blood.

In term of cost, it is said that using insulin is cheaper compared to other diabetic medications in long term average.

Take out insulin

The most favorite area to inject insulin is abdomen, but other areas also perfect:

- Hip

- Buttocks

- Back of arms

- Thighs

Methods to deliver insulin into the body are developed well, in addition to syringe and needle other methods are:

1. Using a kind of pen. This method is less pain than syringe and needle, but little bit expensive.

2. Insulin pump. This method is imitating the body to control blood sugar. Specific training is needed to execute this method.

On going researches are conducted to find out the best way to manage diabetes. Improvement are seen day by day.