THERE ARE WAYS TO TAKE INSULIN · people in America have diabetes Store open bottles at room...
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Insulin 101: Insulin is a hormone made inside the pancreas. With each meal, insulin is released to help the body use or store blood glucose (sugar) from food. When the body makes very little or no insulin at all When the body doesn’t make enough insulin or doesn’t use it properly SYRINGE INHALED INSULIN TYPE 2 DIABETES TYPE 1 DIABETES WHO USES INSULIN? DURATION OF INSULIN BY TYPE 3-6 hrs 12-18 hrs 2-3 hrs 24 hrs <3 hrs 29+ MILLION people in America have diabetes Store open bottles at room temperature: 59º to 86º F Insulin is safe at room temperature for 28 days 1NSUL1N 1NSUL1N BY THE NUMBERS BY THE NUMBERS Long- Acting Intermediate Regular/ Short-Acting Rapid-Acting Inhaled (Taken With Long-Acting) INSULIN PEN 2 4 INSULIN PUMP 3 THERE ARE 4 WAYS TO TAKE INSULIN TIPS FOR STORING INSULIN 1 Insulin pens and cartridges can be stored from 7 days to 1 month no medication Of the 21 million people with diagnosed diabetes, roughly 6 million of them use insulin. 59º 86º Medical Reviewer: William Lloyd, MD Last Review Date: Sep 25, 2015 © 2015 Healthgrades Operating Company, Inc. All rights reserved. May not be reproduced or reprinted without permission from Healthgrades Operating Company, Inc. Use of this information is governed by the Healthgrades User Agreement. SOURCES: http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics/meduse/fig1.htm | http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics/meduse/fig2.htm | http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/treatment-and-care/medication/insulin/insulin-basics.html | http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/treatment-and-care/medication/insulin/insulin-storage-and-syringe-safety.html insulin only pills only
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Insulin 101: Insulin is a hormone made inside the pancreas. With each meal, insulin is released to help the body use or store blood glucose (sugar) from food.
When the body makes very little or no insulin at all
When the body doesn’t make enough insulin or doesn’t use
it properly
SYRINGE INHALED INSULIN
TYPE 2 DIABETESTYPE 1 DIABETES
WHO USES INSULIN?
DURATION OF INSULIN BY TYPE
3-6hrs
12-18hrs
2-3hrs
24hrs
<3hrs
29+ MILLION people in America have diabetes
Store open bottles at room temperature:
59º to 86º F Insulin is safe at room temperature for
28 days
1NSUL1N1NSUL1N BY THE NUMBERS BY THE NUMBERS
Long-Acting
IntermediateRegular/Short-Acting
Rapid-ActingInhaled(Taken With
Long-Acting)
INSULIN PEN
2 4
INSULIN PUMP
3
THERE ARE 4 WAYS TO TAKE INSULIN
TIPS FOR STORING INSULIN
1
Insulin pens and cartridges can be
stored from 7 days to 1 month
no medication
Of the 21 million people with diagnosed diabetes, roughly 6 million of them use insulin.
59º 86º
Medical Reviewer: William Lloyd, MDLast Review Date: Sep 25, 2015
© 2015 Healthgrades Operating Company, Inc. All rights reserved. May not be reproduced or reprinted without permission from Healthgrades Operating Company, Inc. Use of this information is governed by the Healthgrades User Agreement.
SOURCES:http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics/meduse/fig1.htm | http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics/meduse/fig2.htm | http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/treatment-and-care/medication/insulin/insulin-basics.html | http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/treatment-and-care/medication/insulin/insulin-storage-and-syringe-safety.html
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