Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide
Type 2 Diabetes: Insulin Treatment
DEFINITION
- Insulin is the oldest and most effective therapy for treating hyperglycemia.
- Insulin can decrease the hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) to any level, and there is no maximum dose of insulin beyond which glucose cannot be lowered.
- Modern insulins are manufactured by yeast or bacteria, using recombinant DNA techniques.
- Amino acid sequences of insulin are either identical to that of human insulin, or are modified to have altered pharmacokinetic properties (analogs).
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Last updated: March 3, 2019
Citation
Crowder, Alona, et al. "Type 2 Diabetes: Insulin Treatment." Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide, 2019. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547146/all/Type_2_Diabetes:_Insulin_Treatment.
Crowder A, Spanakis EK, Golden S. Type 2 Diabetes: Insulin Treatment. Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. 2019. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547146/all/Type_2_Diabetes:_Insulin_Treatment. Accessed June 2, 2023.
Crowder, A., Spanakis, E. K., & Golden, S. (2019). Type 2 Diabetes: Insulin Treatment. In Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547146/all/Type_2_Diabetes:_Insulin_Treatment
Crowder A, Spanakis EK, Golden S. Type 2 Diabetes: Insulin Treatment [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. ; 2019. [cited 2023 June 02]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547146/all/Type_2_Diabetes:_Insulin_Treatment.
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