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Dr. Masroor MirGeneral Physician • 21 Years Exp.SLE, Fellowship In Diabetology, Diploma In Psychology Mental Health And Illness, PLAB (MANCHESTOR, UK), FAGE, MBBS, MD - Microbiology
When to take insulin in diabetes

From being diagnosed as a new diabetic to many years later after it the question that haunts diabetics is whether i should take insulin now or in the future. If you are a type diabetic (in young people) you start with insulin right away but if you are diagnosed with late onset diabetes (above 35 years- exceptions apply) you delay it for as long as possible.

The answer to this is simple. You continue on diet, exercise and tablets as long as you can maintain your sugar levels within normal and when inspite of this your blood sugar levels are uncontrolled (consitently above 200 mg/dl) and you are developing complications such as high blood sugar levels, infections (unresolving) or ketoacidosis etc. Obviously the trouble to take insulin is not more than being confined to an ICU bed and hence you will need to start taking insulin once twice or even thrice a day.
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