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Mr chaitanya, you are aware that diabetes is condition caused by either lack of insulin or resistance to its action due to excess fat and glucose in the body. So the best drug to treat diabetes is insulin itself. But since injections have to taken patient tend to avoid as far as possible. With insulin pens and newer long acting insulin analogues now a days most patients (particularly t2) can be controlled by a single injection. There are hardly any major side effects, but certain problems do occ...more

Please
Take
70 plus 30 type insulin
In which 30 percent is regular insulin, which starts acting immediately, but its action remain for short time
70 percent is lente insulin, its action starts late but remain in blood for longer time

Hello lybrate-user, in type 1 diabetes, insulin is the only line of management. Some newer drug are approved by FDA but they are add-on to your insulin and efficacy wise these drugs are not effective as single therapy but insulin can't be substituted.

not known that high levels of insulin cause cancer. some particular tumors may actually produce high levels of insulin. Please share the connect of your question

1. No alcohol
2. Reduce body wt
3. No smoking
4. Diet - no ghee/ butter, have mix of vegetable oils - mustard, til, ground nut, olive oil, have more green vegetables and fruits, have whole grain atta, no fried. Fast. Spicy / processed/ junk food. Less sugar, potato, rice
5.30 mts walk daily 6. Deep breathing exercise for 10 mts daily
7. Meditation daily for 10 mts
8. Expose your body to sun for 15-20 mts daily after some oil massage to get vit d.
Do for 30 days and re...more

Insulin pens are available which have a very fine needle making the whole process nearly painless. Also rotate the sites of injection to have less pain.

Welcome
yes you can take metformin, this is first drug of choice, but consult your family doctor before stating matformin.
Take care.

Very easy.
Just checking the fasting and post prandial blood levels of Insulin.
Get these tests done from any lab.
Insulin Fasting levels and Post prandial levels.

Treatment will depend upon the level of blood sugars. There are various tablets available which can be used. However insulin injection are painless and easy to take. Help your grandmother to remove the fear of insulin injection.

lybrate-user. thanks for the query. It is difficult to answer. Insulin resistance develops mainly due excessive fat collection around internal organs like liver & pancreas. Secondly due to overall increase in body fat, hyperglycemia and inactivity. So it is difficult to say how long will last. A rapid lifestyle change, weight reduction and reduction in glucotoxicity & lipotoxicity, reduces insulin resistance fairly fast. Thanks.