Sunday, September 16, 2018

How to inject insulin in patients with type 2 diabetes

How to inject insulin in patients with type 2 diabetes
Patients with diabetes type 2 as patients need to be treated with insulin forever. Insulin injection forms are the most popular type of insulin injections is moderate-acting or long-acting type, before bed time (21.00 pm or 24.00 pm) with pills, reduce the sugar level in the daytime by resizing the insulin, so that patients can manage their glucose levels better controls.


How to adjust the insulin dose and dose must receive approval from doctors, administrators, which is generally the advice is.

  • - Adjust the insulin dose every 3-7 days based on blood glucose levels in the morning before breakfast. (From checking glucose levels. By a fingertip blood sample manually. Then check detection is used for self-monitoring of blood glucose at home. Or from blood at a hospital near his home).
  • - Can adjust the size increase insulin 1-2 units if the blood glucose level is higher than the target level, but less than 180 mg/dl.
  • - Increased insulin 2-4 units if the blood glucose level is higher than the target level, but exceeds 180 mg/dl.
  • - Reduce insulin dose down 2 unit. If blood glucose levels lower than the target.
  • - Scaled down four units of insulin if blood glucose below 70 mg / dL.