Posted in Definition on 18. Apr, 2010
If someone had diabetes and were unable to get to their own insulin and (unwisely) took someone else’s medication, what would happen if a) the dose was too strong b) the dose was too little?
P.S. this is research for a fictional story and hasn’t actually happened!
Posted in Definition on 15. Apr, 2010
I have a friend who is nearly 50 and gets fainting spells from time to time & feels tired easily & has some short term memory loss. He feels he might have diabetes but is afraid to find out because psychologically he is not prepared.
He is thinking about trying out insulin tablets just to see [...]
Posted in Definition on 01. Mar, 2010
My cat Maggie was diagnosed a few months a go with diabetes; she is sluggish, and whenever she tries to get down from a high place she just kind of flumps down onto the floor. Help?
Posted in Definition on 23. Feb, 2010
Well, that was a bit confusing. I’m doing a fasting blood test soon and while I don’t think I have it, I’m curious as to what the treatment is. Do you always have to inject the insulin? Why can’t it be taken as a tablet? How do you know when you need to inject it?
Also, [...]
Posted in Definition on 23. Feb, 2010
so yeah, can someone give me a not so confusing answer for it? What i was thinking was since Insulin stimulates glucose uptake by cells & diabetes is high blood sugar, wouldn’t it be oversecretion? i don’t understand why it’s the other way around. Im not great when it comes to science, but i try [...]
