How to Apply Insulin into Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy

Many patients with diabetic nephropathy have found their own treatment techniques, but it can not completely control the disease better diabetic nephropathy, this time on the need to add insulin in the original treatment, but for the majority of patients to insulin therapy technique is relatively unfamiliar, Here was told by experts how clever use of insulin!

Nephropathy insulin one: The simple diet and oral hypoglycemic agents control is not good, and there are patients with renal insufficiency, the use of insulin as soon as possible;

Diabetic insulin II: erratic blood glucose fluctuations in patients with type 1 diabetes, even required insulin pump or insulin pen intensive insulin therapy, so that blood sugar can be controlled stably at a good level;

Diabetic insulin three: When the patient azotemia, to promptly reduce and adjust insulin doses based on blood glucose monitoring, because in this case the patient is often poor appetite, eating less, on the other hand insulin portion (approximately 30% a 40%) in renal metabolism, insulin after glomerular filtration by being proximal tubule cell uptake and degradation in the tubular epithelial cells;

Diabetic insulin four: when there is renal insufficiency or renal degradation of insulin significantly reduced blood circulation half-life of insulin, thereby reducing insulin requirements. Patients with diabetic nephropathy with renal insufficiency, insulin should be regular monitoring of blood glucose, timely adjustment of the dose to avoid.

Diabetic insulin Five: liver dysfunction due to insulin in the liver to inactivate most, but not easy to have receptors sensitive and less severe liver glycogen deposition, liver dysfunction regulate blood sugar, resulting in blood sugar more fluctuate, so insulin dosage also will fluctuate.


For their own physical health, to fully understand the method of diabetic nephropathy can be treated, the right combination to maximize the treatment of diabetic nephropathy. For more questions, you can consult online experts or send email to kidneyhospitalabroad@hotmail.com.