What Do Diabetes Meds Do To My Body?

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For those of you with prediabetes, you may or may not be taking meds. In another video I discovered that even though the American Diabetes Association recommends Metformin for those with prediabetes, only about 10% or less was actually prescribed the drug.

Some of you may not be taking any diabetes meds while others may be taking Metformin and even insulin of some sort. So I will try to give you a brief overview thanks to my friends from the United Kingdom Diabetes Association who has done extensive studies on the topic.

Metformin contains the active ingredient metformin hydrochloride (or metformin hcl). Metformin is available both in combination with other drugs, or as a single treatment (a monotherapy).

Metformin was approved in 1994 in the United States.

Metformin helps those with diabetes to respond normally to insulin. Like most diabetic drugs, the ultimate goals of Metformin are to lower blood sugar to a normal level and maintain this level.

Metformin can be used in conjunction with other diabetic drugs, and diabetics should also use diet and exercise to help control their condition.

Metformin helps the body to control blood sugar in several ways. The drug helps type 2 diabetics respond better to their own insulin, lower the amount of sugar created by the liver, and decreasing the amount of sugar absorbed by the intestines.

There are other diabetic drugs, but for those of you with prediabetes or even Type 2, I suspect you take Metformin.

A quick word about insulin. Even those very few with prediabetes take insulin, I think it is worth giving a brief overview. And those of you with Type 2 who take insulin, this may give you some insight as to what it does and how it works.

Insulin is a hormone made in your pancreas, a gland located behind your stomach. It allows your body to use glucose for energy. Glucose is a type of sugar found in many carbohydrates. After a meal or snack, the digestive tract breaks down carbohydrates and changes them into glucose.

Glucose is then absorbed into your bloodstream through the lining in your small intestine. Once glucose is in your bloodstream, insulin causes cells throughout your body to absorb the sugar and use it for energy.

Insulin also helps balance your blood glucose levels. When there’s too much glucose in your bloodstream, insulin signals your body to store the excess in your liver. The stored glucose isn’t released until your blood glucose levels decrease, such as between meals or when your body is stressed or needs an extra boost of energy.

People with diabetes either don’t make enough insulin or your body doesn’t use it properly. That is where insulin injections come into play.

Insulin injections simply replace or supplement your body’s supply of insulin.

All types of insulin produce the same effect. The makeup of different types of insulin affects how fast and how long they work to help mimic the natural increases and decreases of insulin levels throughout the body during the day.

Rapid-acting insulin: This type of insulin begins working approximately 15 minutes after injection. Its effects can last between two and four hours. It's often used before a meal.

Short-acting insulin: You inject this insulin before a meal. It starts working 30 to 60 minutes after you inject it and lasts five to eight hours.

Intermediate-acting insulin: This type of insulin starts working in 30 minutes to an hour after injection, and its effects may last up to eight hours.

Long-acting insulin: This insulin may not start working until about two hours after you inject it. However, it can last up to 24 hours.

I hope this video has been informative for you concerning how meds can affect your body….

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