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How Is Insulin Made

Health Encyclopedia: Type 2 Diabetes

Introduction

The two major forms of diabetes are type 1 (previously called insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, IDDM, or juvenile-onset diabetes) and type 2 (previously called noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, NIDDM, or maturity-onset diabetes).

Insulin

Both diabetes type 1 and type 2 share one central feature: elevated blood sugar (glucose) levels due to insufficiencies of insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas. Insulin is a key regulator of the body's metabolism. It works in the follow...

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Expert & Community Posts

Top Ten Reasons not to start insulin therapy

By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...150, and my wife asked him why he hasn't started insulin. He hemmed and hawed, and finally... Read more »

Isn't Diabetes the Challenge -- not the Pump?

By Kim Benjet , Health Expert

Teens and Insulin Pumps – Isn’t the challenge really diabetes? I’m struggling with the... Read more »

Hot Summer, High Numbers, Part II

By Mary Kate Cary , Health Expert

...weren’t doing anything wrong – diet, exercise, new insulin in case it had gone bad, ketone... Read more »

Diabetes and the Pied Piper of Hamelin

By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert

...There has always been a controversy over the correct insulin therapy: the most flexible, most... Read more »

Diabetes and Insulin: Types and Application

By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert

...noticed that questions about the different types of insulin and how they work continue to be a... Read more »

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Health Guide

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Diabetes

...infertility. This term has also become a catch-all phrase for the wide variations of symptoms affiliated with insulin resistance in women.The cause of PCOS is unknown. Most researchers think that... Read more »

Diabetes Travel Letter for Pumpers

...(Date of Birth) _____________, has Type 1 Diabetes (previously called Juvenile Onset) and wears an insulin pump. The pump delivers insulin continuously and must be worn 24 hours a day. This... Read more »

Is Diabulimia Really Bad for Me?

Hey Ginger, I know “diabulimia” [skipping insulin and running really high blood sugars to lose weight] is bad for you, but is it really that bad if I just do it for a little while to lose... Read more »

Diabetes Management: Effects of Persistent Ketosis

...(ATP) is produced via glycolysis (pathway in which glucose is broken down into energy), However, if insulin is not available to move glucose from the blood into the cells, the glycolysis pathway... Read more »

Diabetes Travel Letter: General

...Concern: _____________________________________ (Date of Birth) _____________, has Type 1, or insulin dependent, diabetes and is under the care of the Diabetes Team at Childrens National... Read more »

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Medications

Insulin Regular Human Inj Drug Images

This man-made insulin product is identical to human insulin. It is used to treat diabetes... Read more »

Insulin Regular Human Inj Uses and How to Use

This man-made insulin product is identical to human insulin. It is used to treat diabetes mellitus.... Read more »

Lantus SubQ Uses and How to Use

Insulin glargine is used along with a proper diet and exercise program to control high blood sugar.... Read more »

Insulin Regular Human Inj Dosage and Storage

This man-made insulin product is identical to human insulin. It is used to treat diabetes mellitus.... Read more »

Insulin Regular Human Inj Drug Interactions

This man-made insulin product is identical to human insulin. It is used to treat diabetes mellitus.... Read more »

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Related News

Hormone may act Like Insulin

November 12, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Type 2 diabetics and those with any kind of insulin resistance may have a new option for controlling blood sugar levels. A... Read summary »

Insulin Therapy Bad Choice for Preemies

November 04, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research suggests using insulin to control the blood sugar of low-birth-weight infants is not worth the risks. Infants born... Read summary »

Diabetes Drug Slows Early Puberty in Girls

June 27, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) There's new help for young girls who are at risk of going through puberty early and developing insulin resistance a risk factor... Read summary »

Mid-Life Diabetes Linked to Alzheimers

May 01, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A long-term study from Sweden shows men who develop diabetes in mid-life have a significantly higher chance of getting... Read summary »

Hope for Type 1 Diabetes Patients

December 03, 2008

Researchers identified a new source of insulin-producing cells. Results of a new study show cells in the pancreas that produce insulin -- called beta... Read summary »

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