ORLANDO -- Most adults with type 1 diabetes switching from an insulin pump or multiple daily injections to inhaled insulin (Afrezza) needed to increase their dose of the inhaled product to achieve ...
Dosage for Tresiba (insulin degludec) depends on the type of diabetes (type 1 or type 2) it is prescribed for and other factors. Your doctor may adjust your dosage over the course of your treatment.
The active ingredient in Humulin N is NPH insulin. (An active ingredient is what makes a drug work.) Humulin N comes as a suspension (a type of liquid mixture) that you inject under your skin. It’s ...
Afrezza (insulin human) is a brand-name inhaled insulin prescribed to manage blood sugar in adults with diabetes. It comes as a powder that you typically take at mealtimes. The dosage can vary based ...
Basaglar (insulin glargine) is a brand-name drug that’s used to help manage blood sugar levels in certain people. The drug comes as a liquid solution that’s injected under your skin. It’s usually ...
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Insulin Dos and Don’ts

If youre on insulin to treat type 1 or type 2 diabetes, its critical to know exactly how to use it. Insulin can be a very dangerous drug if used improperly, says Stanley Mathew, MD, an endocrinologist ...
In the phase 3 study, QWINT-1, efsitora was administered via four fixed doses once weekly in a single-use autoinjector in people with type 2 diabetes using basal insulin for the first time In a second ...
Insulin type, mixture of insulins in the same syringe, site of injection, and individual patient response differences can all affect the onset, peak, and duration of insulin activity. In general, ...
Dr. Yuanjie Mao has led a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Oncology looking at the correlation between daily insulin dose and cancer incidence (the number of ...
Switching to a low-fat vegan diet can cut daily insulin use by nearly 30 per cent for people with type 1 diabetes, a new study has found. Insulin is a hormone that moves glucose, a type of sugar, from ...