Taking Insulin On A Daily Basis To Control Blood Sugar Level

If you have type 1 diabetes then the one guarantee that you can count in the change of your lifestyle is conducting intensive insulin treatments so that you can avoid any further complications that this disease may bring on.

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What does intensive insulin treatment mean? For starters, you will have to measure the level of your blood glucose before every meal you eat, as well as prior to going to bed at night. In addition, your daily medical regimen will include using two types of insulin - short acting and long-acting. The reason that you must use both types of insulin is so that you can keep your blood glucose levels between 80 and 100 (respectively) prior to meals and lower than 140 after you eat.

What is the purpose of intensive insulin treatment?

For people that do not have diabetes, specifically type 1, there is always a small amount of insulin that is circulating throughout the bloodstream. After a person eats, the pancreas than increases the amount of insulin in the body for temporary control of the glucose from each meal. However, when you have diabetes, you must continue to take insulin treatment in order to mimic the production of insulin that the pancreas is not able to achieve.

What are the best types of insulin that a diabetic should take?

Your doctor will determine exactly what you need in terms of insulin treatment. However, there are always the basic treatment regimens which include insulin injections that work at a rapid pace and should be taken before each meal. A very common insulin for this pre-meal time period would be "lispro", which is very convenient and does not have a high risk of hypoglycemia.

The other type of insulin that is very common during intensive treatment would be to inject a long-acting insulin. A perfect time for this medication to be taken is before going to sleep at night because it must remain in the system and work for a long period of time, which is usually six to nine hours while sleeping. A very popular insulin type for this overnight period would be "glargine". Glargine induces a smooth glucose level for over 24 hours.