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The mechanism is almost identical in nematode worms, fish, and mammals. Insulin therapy has two main goals:- Keeping blood sugar levels within the target range;
- Preventing long-term complications of diabetes, such as blindness, nerve damage or kidney damage.
Carbohydrates, protein and fats are three types of nutrients found in food.
Obtaining and using Insulin
Harvesting pancreases from human corpses is not practical on a large scale, so insulin from cows, pigs or fish pancreases is used instead. Eli Lilly marketed the first such synthetic insulin, Humulin, in 1982. Genentech developed the technique Lilly used.
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.
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