Question 1

What is insulin and its physiological action?

Accepted Answer

Insulin is a harmone that regulates the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and protein by promoting the absorption of glucose from the blood

Question 2

Diabetes Treatments and How it is Diagnosed

Accepted Answer

Diagnosed when fasting blood sugar of 126 mg/dl or more, post prandial blood sugar of 200 or more with glycated hemoglobin of 6.5% or more.Treatment is either tablets or insulin to control blood sugar levels along with life style modifications (Diet + exercise).

Question 3

What are the risks of using insulin to lose weight?

Accepted Answer

Insulin causes decrease in blood sugar leading to loss of consciousness and sometimes convulsions too, when used for reasons other than treating Diabetes where sugar levels are high to start with.

Question 4

medicine to cure type 1 or juvenile diabetes?

Accepted Answer

All kids and teens with type 1 diabetes need to take insulin so that glucose can get from their blood into their cells for energy.

Question 5

What is your diabetes diet and lifestyle? Is it effective for you?

Accepted Answer

Do not compare diet or life styles with other patients. Each Diabetic patient is different and each one needs a targeted personalised treatment approach.

Question 6

Do mothers with gestational diabetes deliver early?

Accepted Answer

Babies of GDM mothers may have more birth weight, preterm birth and respiratory distress, low blood sugar shortly after birth and hypoglycemic seizures, still birth and obesity/ diabetes later in their life.

What is insulin and its physiological action?

What is insulin and its physiological action?

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