Insulin
Question:What are the side effects of insulin? Is
taking insulin safer than oral medicines, like Avandia, that have side effects?
Answer:
Symptoms of
hypoglycemia are important to recognize and include
- Sweating.
- Dizziness.
- Hunger.
- Restlessness.
- Tingling in hands, feet, lips, or tongue.
- Palpitations.
- Difficulty concentrating.
- Headache.
- Slurred speech.
- Unsteadiness.
If not treated,
hypoglycemia can lead to disorientation, seizures, and in severe cases, death.
Not everyone will experience the same symptoms of hypoglycemia. For this
reason, it is important to check blood sugar measurements regularly, stick to a
regular diet, and become familiar with one's personal symptoms of low sugar.
Rarely, people suffer allergic
reactions to insulin. Many people who use insulin, however, gain weight. This
tends to be more common in people with type 2 diabetes.
Thus, insulin, like any
medication, is not free of side effects. Insulin has been shown to help control
blood sugar, and is often needed when oral medications are not enough. The most
important thing is to keep the level of sugar in the blood as close to normal
as possible so as to prevent long-term complications of diabetes like nerve,
eye, and heart problems.
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