What is reduced insulin sensitivity (insulin resistance)?
Insulin Resistance — about reduced insulin sensitivity, causes, complications and treatment What is insulin? Insulin is essential for life. It is a hormone that is
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Why is it difficult to lose weight and why is gaining weight so easy?
Why is it so difficult to lose weight? Overweight and obesity have become so common that most of us stopped remarks on it. Overweight and
Artificial pancreas: an artificial pancreas for people with diabetes
Artificial pancreas The human pancreas, which in medical language is called the pancreas, is amazing. It detects when blood sugar rises and then releases insulin
Hypoglycemia: what is it and what to do?
Low blood glucose (hypoglycemia) Any medicine that lowers blood sugar can lead to low blood sugar, which in medical language is called hypoglycemia. Getting low
Insulin pump for the treatment of diabetes
Treatment with insulin pump What is an insulin pump? Insulin has been used to treat diabetes since the 1920s. Since insulin cannot be eaten or
History and development of insulin
Insulin is vital for people with type 1 diabetes. Thanks to every opportunity to make insulin, people with type 1 diabetes can live a long
What is insulin sensitivity and how does it affect me?
The sensitivity of the body to insulin (insulin sensitivity) In the human body, glucose (glucose) is the primary source of energy. This means that the
How to handle and inject insulin (injection technique)
How to deal with and inject insulin To get insulin, syringes are used. There are many different types of syringes and the modern syringes are