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Why is insulin a life saving hormone?

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Why is insulin a life saving hormone?

Apart from regulating blood glucose levels it also helps store glucose in your liver, fat, and muscles. Finally, it regulates your body's metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.

Last updated on 12 Dec 2024

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What is type 1 diabetes?

Type 1 diabetes is a serious condition where your blood glucose (sugar) level is too high because your body cannot make a hormone called insulin.

Last updated on 12 Dec 2024

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Why is insulin a life saving hormone?

Apart from regulating blood glucose levels it also helps store glucose in your liver, fat, and muscles. Finally, it regulates your body's metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.

Last updated on 12 Dec 2024

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How to know if your child with type 1 diabetes has hypoglycemia?

Apart from the blood glucose test if your child is experiencing extreme hunger, shakiness and sweats that means your child has juvenile diabetes and hypoglycemia (very low blood glucose levels).

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Why does blood glucose levels often rise overnight?

If your insulin level falls too low overnight, your blood glucose rises. The reasons for the drop in insulin vary from person to person, but it most commonly occurs when your insulin secretion provide too little basal back up hence the glucose levels shoots up.

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How can checking your blood sugar help treat type 1 diabetes?

By checking your blood sugar one will take medicines timely which will treat type1 diabetes

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