Type One Diabetes

Type One Diabetes

Dec 24

People suffering with type 1 diabetes mellitus, a condition where the islets of lagerhans in the pancreas do not produce the hormone insulin, often have to rely on injectable and implantable drugs and devices to maintain stable blood sugar levels and in severe cases, prevent them from lapsing into a diabetic coma.

The most common injectable and implantable drugs and devices for people with suffering with diabetes are different types of insulin, which replaces the hormone which naturally controls blood sugar levels. There are different types of insulin available and different devices to deliver the insulin. The most common being disposable “pens” or re-usable “pens” with disposable cartridges, which allow the patient to dial up a dose and then inject it subcutaneously, alternatively some patients prefer to use conventional insulin syringes and vials of insulin, but it is still administered by subcutaneous injection.

For those who suffer from frequent and unpredictable episodes of hypoglycaemia, or require many injections throughout the course of the day, there is a device called a portable infusion pump, which requires specialist training, but helps to deliver the insulin constantly throughout the day and the doses can be adjusted depending on the blood sugar levels, preventing the risk of hypoglycaemia. For patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus, injectable and implantable drugs and devices enable them to live as long and as normal a life as possible.