Insulin acts like a key, helping glucose move from blood into muscle and fat cells for energy or storage.
It tells liver to stop secreting extra glucose into the bloodstream.
Without enough insulin glucose builds up in the blood and cells starve, leading to organ damage overtime.
Types of insulin:
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Rapid-acting: Starts to act 10-20 min taken just before meals to control post-meals spike.
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Short-acting: Starts in 30-60 mins, and lasts 6-8hrs often taken 30 minutes before meal.
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Intermediate-acting: Lasts 12-18hrs, gives background coverage usually twice daily.
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Long-acting basal: Flatter 24hr effect. Taken once a day for steady background insulin.
Mention some brands that are prescribed accordingly to the act?
MBH/PS