{"id":878,"date":"2015-11-23T18:08:08","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T12:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/articles.1mg.com\/?p=878"},"modified":"2016-12-23T15:39:16","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T10:09:16","slug":"how-to-ensure-safe-insulin-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/how-to-ensure-safe-insulin-use\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Ensure Safe Insulin Use"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/insulin-2.jpg\" alt=\"online medicine india\" width=\"529\" height=\"303\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>BY DR. KHOOBSURAT NAJMA<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>What is insulin?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a hormone produced by pancreas to regulate the levels of glucose in the blood. In absence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/drugs\/insulin-40-iu-injection-308973\">insulin<\/a> our body cells cannot use glucose as a source of energy. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type 1 diabetes occurs when the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas (called beta cells) are destroyed by the immune system.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People with type 1 diabetes produce no insulin and require insulin injections to control their blood sugar.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Type 2 diabetes, pancreas make insulin, but the body cells do not use it as well as they should. This is called insulin resistance.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>How should I store my insulin?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Protect your insulin (bottles, pens and cartridges) from extremes of hot and cold temperature.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re going outdoors for a while in hot or cold weather, store your insulin in an insulated case.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don&#8217;t store your insulin near radiators, heat vents, ovens, air conditioners, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Never freeze. (Frozen insulin should be thrown away).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do not store insulin in the dashboard of your car. Don&#8217;t leave your insulin in a closed car during very warm or cold weather.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Never expose insulin to direct heat or light<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What precautions should I take while travelling?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When travelling by air,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep your insulin in the cabin baggage and not in chek in baggage<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carry at least a week\u2019s supply of insulin and syringes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While travelling across different time zones, consult your physician for insulin dose adjustments<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When traveling by train\/bus\/car, carry insulin in ice packs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Protect insulin from light, heat and cold temperature.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always carry your prescription with you<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What is Hypoglycemia?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hypoglycemia is a common side effect of diabetes medication including insulin. Onset is often sudden; may be fatal if untreated<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Symptoms include : Hunger, blurry vision, anxious, dizzy, headache, irritable, weakness, fatigue, sweating, fast heartbeat, feeling shaky,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check your blood glucose, right away. If you can\u2019t check, treat anyway.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treat by eating 3-4 glucose tablets or 3-5 hard candies you can chew quickly (such as peppermints), or by drinking 100-120ml of fruit juice<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check \u00a0your blood glucose again after 15 minutes. If symptoms don\u2019t stop, call your healthcare provider<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Important:\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"s1\">Accurate glucose monitoring is the foundation of any diabetes management plan. 1mg is committed to make glucose testing easier and more accurate. We offer a range of products to meet the specific needs of people living with diabetes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.1mgayush.com\/list\/DiabetesDevices?utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=cpm&amp;utm_campaign=insulin\">Click here to buy Glucometers , Strips and other Diabetes Devices and get upto 50% off.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-882\" src=\"https:\/\/1mgarticles.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/11\/insulin.jpg\" alt=\"Online medicine India\" width=\"629\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[56,91],"class_list":["post-878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diabetes","tag-anti-diabetic","tag-diabetes"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.1 - 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