what is the best diabetic drug, what is the side effects of insulin?
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there realy arn't any side effects to insulin just low blood sugar if you take too much for the amount of food and activity you take in.  The diabetic drugs available today are only able to work if you have some insulin production in your body and tery are all different.  Some help work with the liver by not sending out sugar into ypur blood stream.  You (your doctor) have to find the right mix for you, your body, your type of diabetes.
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Hello i inject daily with Insulin and do not feel the pain at all. I inject once before each meal and then lastly before bed to inject with a long lasting insulin. So in total thats four times daily. The needles you use are now very small, and the smaller the better. The places you inject are where subcutaneous fat is, where he absorbs into the skin quite quickly. These places are located at the front of the thighs, around the lower half of your stomach below the belly button, or around the cheeks of your buttocks. You can also inject in the arm, near the biceps It is important to keep changing the places you inject, as small layer of fatty skin may develope in over injected sites but in all the years I have done it I have lucky to avoid it. I found nothing in the pain, but you will be given plenty of information before they allow you to do it for yourself and the common practice is for you to practice on a sponge ball. Diabetic nurses will look after you and soon you will think nothing of it. The fear is worse than the action so do not worry at all and good luck with your injections
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People with Diabetes have a Pancreas that either produces very little or no insulin. People with type 1 diabetes take insulin and this can come in many forms... I am a type one diabetic and i have been since my 12th birthday (7years ago) (late birthday present!!) I started off on 2 injections a day which was a basic insulin called Mixtard 30 which was awful as I was at more risk of Hypoglacaemia's aka "Hypo's" (a low blood sugar) I am not on 2 short acting insulins and Glargine (a 24hour long acting insulin) which i find is much easier to manage with fewer hypo's.\n\nType 1 Diabetics do not produce enough or no insulin at all so they have to fully compensate their body by injecting insulin! (this tends to be people under the age of 40 years old or people over that age who are very poorly controlled on their Type 2 medication which is tablets, then they will be transfered onto insulin injections.\n\nType 2 Diabetics have a pancreas that will produce insulin but in small amounts or when it is not needed. The tablet medication they take shall cause the pancreas to regulate and produce insulin when required (after eating a meal) (this is why the tablets should be taken before a meal to get a chance to work).\n\nThere are many types of insulin and there are many types of tablets for diabetic patients and the main thing that people forget is that when you have a cold or feel ill go to a pharmacy and  please remember that your diabetic medication may interact with some medications that you can buy in stores so i would reccommend that it is best that you go to a pharmacy and seek proffessional advice and not just buy a cough medicine or expectorant from a superstore as the P medicines ONLY SOLD bechind a pharamacy counter are stronger!
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Shakiness, confusion, and a devastating hunger.  sweating and if left untreated hypoglycemic shock. absolutely miserable place to be, that is why diabetics who use insulin must carry honey or glucose tabs with them because it can be seriously life threatening if untreated.  Get the person some juice immediately or some honey or a candy bar, quick elevate their blood sugar.
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I assume that you are speaking of a child with type 1 diabetes in which case the only treatment is insulin often in the form of an insulin pump.  Diabetes is not fun but beginning about 5 years ago really good insulins have become available.  We now have nearly ideal basal insulin (to control fasting glucose) and truly rapid acting insulins (to control after meal glucose).  There are a variety of pen systems and pumps available.  All of the machines to test for blood glucose are equally good.  Joslin in Boston has a nice website.  Type in Joslin Diabetes and click Search.
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None of the sites I researched list diabetes as a side effect of\nCardace.  Neuropathy and paresthesia are listed however, which may\ncontribute your cold sensitivity. Other than elevated blood glucose, I\nsee no evidence that Cardace causes diabetes.  In fact, one study of\nover 9,000 patients, Ramipril (Cardace) was found to REDUCE the\nincidence of diabetes. Drugs like Ramipril can help diabetics avoid\ndiabetic kidney damage.\n\n   Has your doctor ordered a glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C) test on\nyou? This can  help determine your blood glucose over a period of\ntime, as opposed to a random, a post prandial or fasting glucose. Do\nyou have family members with diabetes? Has your doctor diagnosed you\nas a diabetic? Are you taking insulin or medication? Diabetics are\nprone to high blood pressure.\n\nIf you are now diabetic, it is unlikely that Cardace was the cause. \n\n\n“Patients on ramipril had a 30% lower risk of developing diabetes,\nmaking it the first drug ever to be effective in preventing the onset\nof diabetes.”\nhttp://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11075\n\n\nDiabetes:\n=========\nDiabetes, Type 1 is not reversible. Type 2 can be controlled with diet\nand exercise.\n\n“The two major forms of diabetes are type 1 (previously called\ninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) or juvenile-onset diabetes)\nand type 2 (previously called noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus\n(NIDDM) or maturity-onset diabetes).”\n\n“•  Over time, the pancreas becomes unable to produce enough insulin\nto overcome resistance. In type 2 diabetes, the initial effect of this\nstage is usually an abnormal rise in blood sugar right after a meal\n(called postprandial hyperglycemia). This effect is now believed to be\nparticularly damaging to the body.\n•  Eventually, the cycle of elevated glucose further impairs and\npossibly destroys beta cells, thereby stopping insulin production\ncompletely and causing full-blown diabetes. This is made evident by\nfasting hyperglycemia, in which elevated glucose levels are present\nmost of the time.”\nhttp://www.well-connected.com/rreports/doc42full.html\n\n\n"Patient education is essential to help persons with diabetes achieve\nglycemic control, but care should be taken initially to avoid\noverwhelming the patient and family with information. This article\ndiscusses the management approach during the early days and weeks\nfollowing the diagnosis of diabetes."\n\n"During the early period following diagnosis, the support of a social\nworker or psychologist may occasionally be helpful. The patient should\nbe asked about stressors at home or work to elicit information that\nwould suggest the need for appropriate referral. Initial assessment\nshould also address the patient's health care beliefs, educational\nlevel and cultural background. Support systems and financial\ncircumstances, as well as lifestyle and eating habits, are important\nissues."\nhttp://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3225/is_n8_v51/ai_17003723\n\nDiabetes Learning Center\nhttp://www.diabetes.org/all-about-diabetes/diabetes-learning-center.jsp\n\n\n\n\nCardace:\n========\nCardace is an ACE inhibitor, a class of blood pressure\nmedications/anti-hypertensives.\n\n   “Ramipril belongs in a class of drugs called angiotensin converting\nenzyme (ACE) inhibitors which are used for treating high blood\npressure and heart failure and for preventing kidney failure due to\nhigh blood pressure and diabetes. Other ACE inhibitors are enalapril\n(Vasotec), quinapril (Accupril), captopril (Capoten), fosinopril\n(Monopril), benazepril (Lotensin), lisinopril (Zestril, Prinivil),\nmoexipril (Univasc) and trandolapril (Mavik). ACE is important because\nit produces the protein, angiotensin II. Angiotensin II contracts the\nmuscles of most arteries in the body, including the heart, thereby\nnarrowing the arteries and elevating the blood pressure. In the\nkidney, the narrowing caused by angiotensi
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See about getting the insulin pen
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Whether or not you take more insulin depends on what type of insulin you are on.  If you are on Lantus or N, DO NOT TAKE MORE.  These are long acting insulins, and will lower your blood sugar for longer than you want it too.  If you are on Humalog or Novolog, you MAY be able to take more if your doctor gave you instructions to do that.  Everyone is different how much more they would take.  While the person in the first post said that he takes 7-10, I would only take 2 units for this reading, so it all depends on how sensitive you are to the insulin.  If you are on R, R lasts in your system around 4 hours, so you may still be dropping.\n\nThe safest thing to do is to go for a walk and drink lots of water.
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There is no cure for diabetes mellitus, only proper control of your blood glucose to prevent any resulting health problems.  As for the tablet for of glucose control, there are actually several mechanisms of action that the oral medications can take.  In the broadest sense (the actual cellular-level effects vary within each class) is that the pills can do one of the following (with specific classes in the parentheses):\n\n-Cause the remaining active pancreatic beta cells to release insulin at higher levels (sulfonylureas, meglitinides, and D-phenylalanine derivatives)\n-Reduce gluconeogenesis, or the formation of glucagon, the storage form of glucose (biguanides)\n-Reducing insiulin resistance (Thiazolidinediones)\n-Reduced absorbed sugars (alpha glucosidase inhibitors)
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I have diabetes and I know preactacally everything there is to know about the disease becaused I've done considerable research.  It affects different people in different ways.  Your question is incomprehensible.  I suppose for lack of a better question you can think of.  All I know is that human insulin can be made in a lab and thats a good thing, because we diabetics do not have to rely on animals or people to get insulin from them.
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Yes, insulin will make you fat if you take too much and compensate by eating additional carbohydrates.\n\nIf you are not burning the carbs the insulin is letting in to your cells, the excess energy converts to fat.\n\nNon-diabetic body builders use insulin to bulk up their muscle. However, when they inject, they do it after a serious workout and simultaneously ingest a high carb, hi-protein diet. The protein tags allong with the carbos to enter the cells and build muscle.\n\nHowever, if you sit around, watch tv, eat, and shoot up, you're just going to get fat just like any couch potato. Excess insulin will cause you to eat more if you want to live.\n\nIf you take no insulin, you will burn fat directly and enter ketoacidosis, a very toxic process. This is a rapid weight loss program that I don't recommend unless you really know what you are doing.\n\nStick to waitressing. You get exercise on the job that way. As a diabetic, you need that. Waitresses usually have great legs and butts. Stay away from the desk job.
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You should always eat something, or drink some OJ, when you take your insulin.  If you continue to have such low numbers, and your doctor doesn't do anything, get another opinion.  Your blood sugar level should never go that low.  Also make sure that your glucometer is properly calibrated.\n\nAs far as snacks go, the best thing to do IS to have small snacks between your meals and before bed.  That keeps your metabolism going.  Try a couple pretzels and a piece of cheese, or some apple and peanut butter.  Always make sure that you eat protein when you eat carbs.  The protein keeps you from spiking your blood sugar.
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Metformin or Glucophage is usually the first drug of choice for treating type II diabetes.  In type II,  your pancrease is unable to produce enough insulin and your body is resistant to the insulin that is produced.  Metformin works to make you body more sensitive to the insulin that your pancrease still produces.  For many new diabetics, a program of daily exercise and weight reduction can reverse the diagnosis of dibetes.  Many times a 10% reduction in weight can make you non-diabetic.   Exercise and Metformin work to make your body more sensitive to insulin.  The best news is that combining Metformin and exercise will facilitate weight loss!  A true win-win situation.  For more information visit the American Diabetes Association and the National Institute of Health.   for Good Luck!
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Diabetics have a pancreatic disorder in which they can not produce insuline.\nInsuline is secreted when we eat all types of sugars. It does not destroy or remove it. It aids the body in utilizing the sugar for energy and storage.\nInsuline injections do the same. It replaces what the body should have created, but can not.\nHowever, there are different types of diabetes. Some people just eat too much sugar and do not produce anough insuline. Those are usually the overwieght. These people can control thier diabetes through a strict diet plan and sometimes not take any meds at all.\nFor those that produce no insuline, it doesn't matter how much sugar you eat or how much you wiegh, you will always need injections.
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limitations meaning how much you take?I take insulin for my diabetes i may beable to  help
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INSULIN-\nBRAIN-\nHANDS-
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from a diabetic myself who is taking the same drug...first of your sugar is quite high to be thristy all the time, it will subside in time, as your sugar get under control the thrist will ease, stay away from fruit juices and sugars, water is fine, you can drink all you want and can hold...if you need any more answears feel free to write me and good luck