Benefits of Insulin

Insulin normalizes the metabolism and thus corrects multiple problems in the body. Insulin therapy:

•    Eliminates symptoms of diabetes
•    Prevents problems such as ketoacidosis
•    Improves work and exercise capacity
•    Reduces risk of infections
•    Ensures better healing and repair after surgery
•    Prevents delay or arrest long-term diabetic complications
•    Reduces the risks and complications to the mother and child during pregnancy
•    Ensures continued control when oral drugs do not control blood sugar in Type 2 diabetes
•    Improves a sense of well-being

Patients Who have to Use Insulin Regularly
•    Type 1 diabetics
•    Type 2 patients with OHA failures (patients who are not controlled by oral anti-diabetic drugs).
Patients Who may Require Insulin intermittently or Only Occasionally
Type 2 patients during
•    Acute infection
•    Major surgery
•    Acute myocardial infarction, stroke, etc.
•    Acute emergencies
•    Pregnancy, labor and delivery
•    Emotional or physical stress
•    Gestational diabetes mellitus

Different Types of Insulins
There are several types of insulin. They are classified by how fast and how long they act – very fast, fast, slow and very slow acting. Each type of insulin has a certain time period in which it works.
Future of Insulin Delivery

The future of insulin delivery promises dramatic changes. Soon insulin inhalers, patches, time-release gels, eye drops and capsules will be available.