“What is the impact of insulin on the body?”
My mother takes insulin 4 times a day, and I am now worried about the impact this would have on her body. Are there any risk factors involved with taking insulin so frequently?
2 Answers
Insulin is a hormone human body produces to control blood sugar. In patient with diabetes, supplemental insulin might be indicated in order to get blood sugar under controlled in order to prevent a long-term complication causing by diabetes.
I recommend to have further discussion with your mother's physician in regard to her current diabetes control conditions, treatment options and potential side-effects and how to monitor them
I recommend to have further discussion with your mother's physician in regard to her current diabetes control conditions, treatment options and potential side-effects and how to monitor them
The MAIN effect of insulin on the body is to LOWER THE BLOOD SUGAR level(though it also has a lot of other physiologic effects on the body).
It sounds like your mother has been placed on 4 daily doses of REGULAR(short acting) INSULIN. Each dose of this will last about 4-6 hours, and thus needs to given 4 times daily--depending on the blood sugar level.
Once she is stabilized, and depending on whether she has Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, she could be switched to 2 daily doses of MIXED insulin, each of which usually includes a combination of regular(short acting) insulin, and longer acting insulin.
Also, if she has Type 2 diabetes and gets over any "stress" that may have set it off(ike infection, surgery, etc) she MIGHT be able to be switched to ORAL hypoglycemic medicine--but this needs to be done very carefully.
But if she has Type 1 diabetes, she will need insulin regardless.
It sounds like your mother has been placed on 4 daily doses of REGULAR(short acting) INSULIN. Each dose of this will last about 4-6 hours, and thus needs to given 4 times daily--depending on the blood sugar level.
Once she is stabilized, and depending on whether she has Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, she could be switched to 2 daily doses of MIXED insulin, each of which usually includes a combination of regular(short acting) insulin, and longer acting insulin.
Also, if she has Type 2 diabetes and gets over any "stress" that may have set it off(ike infection, surgery, etc) she MIGHT be able to be switched to ORAL hypoglycemic medicine--but this needs to be done very carefully.
But if she has Type 1 diabetes, she will need insulin regardless.
