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The main purpose of diabetes treatment is to maintain blood sugar at an optimum level. Diabetes mellitus treatment is a combination of monitoring blood glucose, diet, exercise and medications. The type of treatment depends on the type of diabetes one is diagnosed with.
Type 1 diabetes treatment:
Insulin
Insulin is the primary treatment for type 1 diabetes. Insulin shot is needed as the pancreas is unable to produce them in the case of type 1 diabetes. There are different types of insulin that a doctor may prescribe depending on the time taken for the changes to occur.
The types of Insulin are:
- Rapid-acting insulin: Speed of onset is 0.25 hours
- Short-acting insulin: Speed of onset is 0.5 hours
- Intermediate-acting insulin: Speed of onset is 1 – 2 hours
- Long-acting insulin: Speed of onset is 2 – 4 hours
- Ultra-long-acting insulin: Speed of onset is 6 hours
- Inhaled Insulin: Speed of onset is 12 to 15 minutes
- Premixed/ combination of insulin
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