Diabetes Basics

Insulin and diabetes are closely related to each other. Type 1 diabetes occurs when the pancreas no longer produces any or very little insulin. Insulin converts the sugar into energy. Type 2 diabetes occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body does not use the insulin that is produced, effectively. 90 percent of people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes. The third one gestational diabetes is a temporary condition that occurs during pregnancy. Diabetes treatment involves using insulin in a way to improve symptoms of diabetes. For further details, read What Is Diabetes All About?.

Insulin helps the sugars obtained from these foods, get into the cells of the body to provide energy. People develop diabetes when the body no longer makes any insulin; enough insulin; or is unable to utilize properly the insulin that it makes. The production of insulin by the pancreas varies according to the level of sugar in the blood. If you suffer from lack of it, you have to give it from outside. You need to buy insulin for diabetes management. Insulin is available through syringes, insulin pumps, jet injectors and alike.

Insulin cannot yet be given by mouth because the acids in the stomach destroy it before it can begin to do its work. Insulin must be given by injection. You can buy insulin only through prescription.