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Insulin Therapy
	Insulin must be administered to patients in whom there is a lack of the hormone for this, or any other, reason. Human insulin can now be manufactured, using genetic engineering molecular biology techniques, in sufficient quantity for widespread clinical use, much reducing impurity reaction problems. Function; Reasons For Use The main job of insulin is to keep the amount of sugar in the bloodstream within a normal range. After eating a snack or a meal, sugar and other nutrients enter the bloodstream as the body digests food. Although all three affect the amount of sugar in the bloodstream, carbohydrates affect it the most: During digestion, carbohydrates break down into sugar and enter the bloodstream in the form of glucose, a simple sugar. Between meals, when insulin levels are low, the liver releases glycogen into the bloodstream in the form of sugar, keeping blood sugar levels within a narrow and normal range. It is treated in the gastrointestinal tract precisely as any other protein; that is, reduced to its amino acid components, whereupon all 'insulin activity' is lost. Instead insulin is usually taken as subcutaneous injections by single-use syringes with needles, or by repeated-use insulin pens with needles. An insulin pump is a reasonable solution for some. On the other hand, if too little insulin is delivered by the pump, there will be hyperglycemia. Tips on Taking Insulin: Take your insulin at the same times each day (relative to meals). Balance your food and exercise with your insulin. Too much activity or too little food can make your blood glucose drop low. Too much food can make your blood glucose go high. Rotate the area you give your shots, using a regular plan of moving from one site to another. For example, use all the sites in both arms before moving to your leg. This will keep your blood glucose more even from day-to-day. If you take more than 1 shot each day, use a different area for each shot. Do not change your insulin or insulin routine before talking to your doctor or diabetes educator.
Insulin Therapy benefits or hinders:
	Diabetes Type I Diabetes Type II