Insulin and diabetes
Everyone with type 1 diabetes needs to take insulin as a medication. And so do some people with type 2 diabetes, some people with gestational diabetes and some people with other types of diabetes.
Insulin helps you manage your blood sugar levels and helps prevents short-term or long-term serious health problems known as diabetes complications.
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What is insulin resistance?
Find out what insulin resistance is and what it means for your type of diabetes - or risk of diabetes.
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Type 2 diabetes and insulin
What does it mean if you have to take insulin if you have type 2 diabetes?
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Using an insulin pump
Find out how insulin pumps work, which ones are available and who qualifies for one on the NHS.
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Injecting insulin as an adult - everything you need to know
How and where to inject, insulin pens and avoiding lumps and bumps.
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Insulin and children
How to give insulin injections to babies and children and tips to help them do their own injections.
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