Insulin Degludec Health Feed

It is highly advisable to consult and speak to your doctor and discuss about your concerns and ideas. Even though different types of insulin may be given based on their action period (different combinations may also be used ), it needs regular monitoring and the dosage needs adjustment over a long period of time, and therefore it is wise to leave the decision to the doctor. The doctor has to do physical examination and assess overall health after going through all the current and past reports. (...more

Mr. lybrate-user, Thanks for the query.
Blood glucose 450 mg / 100 ml, is too high. The doctor is right in suggesting using of Insulin, because of very high blood glucose levels there is an effect called Glucotoxicity which makes pancreatic beta cells unresponsive, plus it also leads to increased insulin resistance. Plus there is also lipotoxicity because in this situation lipid metabolism is also damaged. In such a situation using Insulin for a short period of 3 to 4 months, helps in bringi...more

Insulin is a hormone that is important for metabolism and utilization of energy from the ingested nutrients like carbohydrate, fat and protein. Insulin is synthesized in significant quantities only in beta cells in the pancreas. It is secreted primarily in response to elevated blood concentrations of glucose. Insulin thus can regulate blood glucose and the body senses and responds to rise in blood glucose by secreting insulin.

Other stimuli like sight and taste of food, nerve stimulati...more

The first and the most important thing to be cleared is what exactly insulin is. Now we all are well accustomed to the fact that we get the energy to do what we do by eating the food we eat. So how exactly is all this energy generated? That is exactly what is going to be explained in the briefest way possible.

Most carbohydrates contain a type of sugar known as glucose. After we finish eating, the carbohydrates break down into smaller sugar molecules called glucose inside the digestive ...more

The first and the most important thing to be cleared is what exactly insulin is. Now we all are well accustomed with the fact that we get the energy to do what we do by eating the food we eat. So how exactly is all this energy generated? That is exactly what is going to be explained in the briefest way possible.


Most carbohydrates contain a type of sugar known as glucose. After we finish eating, the carbohydrates break down into smaller sugar molecules called glucose inside the di...more

The first and the most important thing to be cleared is what exactly insulin is. Now we all are well accustomed with the fact that we get the energy to do what we do by eating the food we eat. So how exactly is all this energy generated? That is exactly what is going to be explained in the briefest way possible.


Most carbohydrates contain a type of sugar known as glucose. After we finish eating, the carbohydrates break down into smaller sugar molecules called glucose inside the di...more

You can use 40 iu insulin, but you have to use U40 syringe only (with red cap). instead of actrapid, You may find U100 insulin huminsulin R or insuman R or insugen R.

Mr. lybrate-user, thanks for the query.
I have seen the details given. It is difficult to answer question without having important specific details like serum creatinine, urea and protein levels in urine. Plus there is no mention of fasting, pp glucose levels as well as hba1c%. If you are on insulin degludec, then glucose levels can be very well controlled by increasing the dosage in relation to the fasting and pp glucose levels. It is also possible to add a pre-prandial (before breakfast or...more

Hb1ac level, serum creatinine, vit d3 calium and phosphorus level has to be done. Diabetic diet and excersise ismust. Depending on fbs/ppbs insulin has to be changed.