Insulin several times a day according to the type of insulin and the patient’s condition, the number of times a day insulin is generally 1 to 4 times. type 2 diabetes mellitus with good glycemic control can be 1 time a day long-acting insulin.
1, 1 time a day: type 2 diabetes patients with good glycemic control can be injected once a day with long-acting insulin, such as insulin glargine, dexamethasone, deguelin, some patients may need to be combined with oral hypoglycemic agents.
2, 2-3 times a day: If patients with type 2 diabetes can not control their blood glucose effectively with 1 injection of long-acting insulin in a day, they can inject 1 time of premixed insulin, such as premixed Mentholatum 30, premixed Mentholatum 50, premixed Lysostaphyl 50, before breakfast and dinner respectively, and inject them before all the three meals if necessary.
3, 4 times a day: type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes with long duration and poor control and just diagnosed diabetes need intensive treatment, can be used 4 times a day three short and one long therapy, that is, three meals before the injection of fast-acting insulin, such as Mentholatum, Lysine, Glycopyrrol, Lysine, and bedtime injection of long-acting insulin, such as Glycopyrrol, Ditropan, Degval insulin.
Insulin should be used under a doctor’s supervision, and close monitoring of blood glucose is required.