Insulin

Follow the links below to find information on the benefits and role of insulin, including its role in the treatment of diabetes.

Reviewed September 2011

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Title:   Diabetes - insulin choices
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   There are five different types of insulin available for people with diabetes, ranging from fast to long acting. Insulin injection devices (syringes, 'pens' and pumps) are used to administer the insulin.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Diabetes and coma
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Uncontrolled diabetes may lead to coma or unconsciousness. The three types of coma associated with diabetes include ketoacidotic coma, hyperosmolar coma and hypoglycaemic coma. Diabetic coma is a medical emergency and needs prompt medical treatment. Prevention is the best strategy.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Pancreas
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   The pancreas is a gland located in the abdomen. The pancreas is an organ of the digestive system and of the endocrine system. Disorders of the pancreas include acute or chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer and diabetes.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   OzDAFNE
Publisher:   Diabetes Australia - Vic (DA - Vic)
Description:   Insulin dose adjustment for normal eating for people with type 1 diabetes. Information about the DAFNE program in Australia.
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Hypoglycaemia
Publisher:   Diabetes Australia - Vic (DA - Vic)
Description:   Hypoglycaemia and type 1 diabetes.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Diabetes and insulin
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Insulin injections are needed when the body doesn't produce insulin, as with type 1 diabetes. Some people with type 2 diabetes need insulin injections because tablets and lifestyle changes aren't enough to control blood glucose levels. Insulin injection devices include syringes, delivery pens and pumps.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Insulin treatment for diabetes - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Read about the various types of insulin used to manage diabetes: very short-acting, short-acting, intermediate-acting and long-acting, and mixed insulins.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Diabetes: monitoring and treating - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Diabetes treatment aims to control blood glucose (sugar) levels using insulin, hypoglycaemic agents and lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Metabolic syndrome
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Metabolic Syndrome is a condition that is diagnosed when a number of metabolic abnormalities (including insulin resistance and obesity) occur at the same time in an individual.
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Insulin therapy and pumps
Publisher:   Diabetes Australia - Vic (DA - Vic)
Description:   Information about insulin therapy and pumps for people with type 1 diabetes.
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Your questions to the PBAC: Avoiding wastage with insulin prescribing
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   A practical and simple approach of saving is to change the PBS listing of insulin prescribed for gestational diabetes and users of low-dose insulin who will not necessarily go through the normal quantity of insulin provided to them. The standard quantity of insulin supplied by the PBS is five boxes of five individually packed units.
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Animation: type 2 diabetes - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   View our animation of what goes wrong in your body when you have type 2 diabetes.
Date:   Apr 2010
Title:   Animation: type 1 diabetes - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   View our animation of what happens to glucose in your body when you have type 1 diabetes.
Date:   Apr 2010
Title:   Animation: carbohydrate digestion - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   See how your body digests carbohydrates to make glucose, and view insulin's role in using the glucose for energy.
Date:   Apr 2010
Title:   Diabetes and getting pregnant - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Your questions answered about how to ensure you have a safe pregnancy if you have diabetes.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Pancreas and insulin - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Your pancreas has 2 functions: producing digestive enzymes; and producing the hormones insulin and glucagon to regulate blood sugar.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Insulin delivery devices - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   There are various ways to administer insulin, including insulin pens, pumps and injectors.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Ketoacidosis: a complication of diabetes - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Ketoacidosis is the accumulation of ketone bodies (ketones) in the blood. Untreated ketoacidosis can be fatal.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Insulin: how it works - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   The hormone insulin is released when you have just eaten a meal and the level of glucose in your blood is high.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Incretin mimetics and enhancers: clinical applications
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   The GLP-1 receptor agonists and DPP4 inhibitors are important and promising additions to diabetes therapy which will help more patients with type 2 diabetes achieve their glycaemic targets.
Date:   Aug 2008

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