Information on Insulin side effects and what you can do



Most of the type1 diabetics, have shown insulin side effects. Although insulin is a very important drug for type1 diabetics, however it's still a diabetes medication. I’m not telling that all people taking insulin would have them. What I want you to know is about them and what can you do when you notice.

For better understanding purpose, the insulin side effects can be classified in:

• Minor, such as: rash and redness of the place where the insulin is injected not associated with any systemic reaction of your body. In this case, what you can do is to change the position of insulin injection.

If it persists and is accompanied by major side effects, then you should stop taking it, and consult immediately your physician for further assistance you might need.

• Major, such as persistent skin rash, feeling like fainting, fast palpitations, cold sweat, breathe difficulties. These symptoms can be persistent. So, you must consult your physician about your problems and further medical assistance.

When you're taking insulin by inhalation, you may face upper-respiratory tract problems, such as persistent respiratory infections, coughing, breathing difficulties ( shortness or painful breathing), or maybe allergic reaction signs.

Immediately stop the insulin inhalation, and contact your physician.

Sometimes, the insulin side effects can be classified on how often they occur. So, there can be:

• Common side effects such as: swoon, seizures, cold sweats, your skin may become pale and cool, headache, you maybe anxious, have a strange behavior like being drunk.

Sometimes you may feel sleepy, cannot concentrate, be confused on what’s happening around you, feel very tired and weak, have a bad sleep (restless one), your eye vision may be blurred, your speech is spurred; or even low blood sugar level.

All the above insulin side effects may arouse due to immediate body reaction to insulin components. Another cause might be the quick lowering of blood sugar level, after insulin administration.

If the above manifestations can come due to hypoglycemia caused by too much insulin intake, immediately go and eat table sugar, sugary juice, honey, which can raise your sugar blood level very quick. What you can do is to go and consult your physician the first moment you notice them.

Otherwise, if the amount of insulin intake is very little, it cannot lower your blood sugar level. Instead, it will be responsible for the onset of hyperglycemia, and further diabetes complications.

Immediately consult your physician to change your insulin dosage for the appropriate effect.

• Rare insulin side effects such as: your skin at the place of insulin injection may become very thick and in the meantime suppressed.

For this you must change the place you’re doing injections, consulting your physician.

Maybe sometimes it may happen to you to see your face, fingers, ankles and even your feet swelled.

If you’re taking other medications, rather than insulin, you must tell your physician what you’re taking. Due to insulin interactions with other medications, you may need special clinical attention.

Below I have revealed you some interactions you might face as insulin side effects.

If you drink alcohol, take ACE, NSAIDs, MAO, ketokenazole, lithium, disopyramide, aspirin (in large doses), tetracycline, all these can improve the insulin effects. The result is the hypoglycemia onset.

On the other side, some drugs like beta blockers can elongate the effects of insulin. At the same time they may veil the hypoglycemia onset signs.

You must know that cortisonlike drugs, furosemide and thiazide diuretics, thyroid hormones, phenytoin, oral contraceptives, or if you’re smoking (nicotine), they all can raise the insulin demands. And your physician may change your insulin dose to higher than your usually one.

Remember:

all the above is only a precaution to you, in order for you to educate yourself on the possible risks of insulin side effects.

You must collaborate very closely with your physician for further medical assistance you may need.

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