insulin therapy

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insulin
noun[U]
uk
/ˈɪn.sjə.lɪn/us
/ˈɪn.sə.lɪn/
a hormone in the body that controls the amount of sugar in ...
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therapy
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈθer.ə.pi/us
/ˈθer.ə.pi/
a treatment that helps someone feel better, grow stronger, etc., especially after ...
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(Definition ofinsulinandtherapyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Characterised by acute onset of symptoms, which can only be treated withinsulintherapy.
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Pregnancy increases hormonal antagonists andinsulintherapymay be required.
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He was also diagnosed as having diabetes mellitus 15 years earlier and was receivinginsulintherapy.
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Type 1 diabetes, which comprises 10 percent of cases, appears primarily in young lean people and requiresinsulintherapyfor survival.
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Cohort studies have found a similar magnitude of effect with institution ofinsulintherapy(29).
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Several treatment strategies have been proposed: diet, exercise, pharmacologic intervention using oral hypoglycaemic agents andinsulintherapy.
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Insulintherapyis usually delivered as multiple daily injections or by an insulin pump, and needs to be adjusted to diet content, physical activity, or current glucose concentration.
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Insulintherapyshould be reserved for cases that fail to achieve the targeted levels of glycaemic control with oral agents, or those with specific medical indications.
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For example, it is not possible to admit patients for surgical brain operations or deepinsulintherapyor prolonged narcosis.
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Intensive/flexibleinsulintherapyrequires frequent blood glucose checking.
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The other method of intensive/flexibleinsulintherapyis an insulin pump.
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Insulintherapymust be continued indefinitely and does not usually impair normal daily activities.
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Some women will need antidiabetic drugs, most commonlyinsulintherapy.
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Canine diabetes mean insulin dependency;insulintherapymust be continued for life.
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It is used when diabetes can not be controlled by proper dietary management and exercise or wheninsulintherapyis not appropriate.
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Services provided include evaluation and consultation, intensiveinsulintherapy, personalized nutritional counseling, ongoing assessment, planning and intervention, and individualized, age-appropriate patient and family education.
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Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus may occur and need long terminsulintherapy.
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In the 1940s electroconvulsive therapy was used for the first time in the hospital, in the 1950s modifiedinsulintherapywas also used.
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The side effects that are commonly associated withinsulintherapyinclude: allergic reactions, injection site irritation, rashes, and hypoglycemia.
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Moreover, it is not clear whether earlyinsulintherapyis of benefit to the remaining beta islet cells.
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