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What is insulin & why is it important?

Insulin helps you manage your blood sugar levels and helps prevents short-term or long-term serious health problems known as diabetes complications. What is insulin? What is insulin resistance? Find out what insulin resistance is and what it means for your type of diabetes - or risk of diabetes.

Why do people with diabetes take insulin?

It’s a hormone (chemical) made in your body that helps manage blood sugar levels. Insulin also comes as a medication that some people with diabetes take if their body doesn’t make any insulin – or what it makes doesn’t work properly – called insulin resistance. Everyone with type 1 diabetes takes insulin as a medication.

What is injected insulin & how does it work?

The injected insulin acts as a replacement for, or a supplement to, your body’s natural insulin. People living with type 1 diabetes can’t make insulin, so they must inject insulin to control their blood glucose levels. Many people living with type 2 diabetes can manage their blood glucose levels with lifestyle changes and oral medication.

How does insulin work if you have diabetes?

Insulin is an essential hormone. It helps your body turn food into energy and manages your blood sugar levels. If you have diabetes, your body can’t make enough insulin or can’t use it properly. Your healthcare provider can prescribe manufactured insulin that you take through an injection (shot), injectable pen or pump.

How does insulin work?

Insulin is like a key that helps unlock your cells and allows glucose (sugar) in your blood to move into your cells where it is used for energy. And insulin also helps the body store any extra glucose. You get the glucose from the carbohydrates you eat or drink – which your body breaks down.