In clinical work, doctors may encounter such diabetic patients who believe that insulin will produce dependence, so they are reluctant to use insulin to treat diabetes and want to take only oral medication; on the contrary, some patients may feel that as long as they take insulin, “everything will be fine”…. …In fact, these are the misconceptions of insulin treatment, let’s see how the diabetes professional answers them! 1, the use of insulin will produce dependence, can not be used until the end Insulin is the only hormone secreted by the body directly lower blood sugar. type 1 diabetes patients own body insulin absolute lack of insulin, insulin therapy is the only way; type 2 diabetes patients body insulin relative lack of insulin, through early insulin therapy, can protect the residual islet function, conducive to islet function repair, when the islet function part When the islet function is partially restored, it can still be replaced with oral hypoglycemic therapy. Therefore, it is necessary to receive insulin therapy as prescribed by the doctor. 2. Insulin has no adverse reactions, all use insulin to lower sugar, not oral drugs Compared with oral hypoglycemic drugs, insulin has less impact on liver and kidney function. However, the use of insulin, especially irregular injections, can also produce adverse reactions, including hypoglycemia, weight gain, subcutaneous fat growth or atrophy, short-term blurred vision, allergies, edema, etc. Therefore, insulin needs to be used appropriately according to the specific condition. During insulin treatment, if necessary, combined with appropriate oral hypoglycemic drug therapy can not only minimize the amount of medication, but also minimize the adverse drug reactions and play a synergistic drug effect, which is more conducive to blood sugar control and individual health. 3, as long as insulin is injected, it will definitely lower blood sugar Insulin is one of the important drugs to effectively lower blood sugar, but if it is to give full play to its hypoglycemic effect, it must rely on standardized injection techniques, including storage of insulin, selection and rotation of injection sites, appropriate needle and skin pinching techniques, needle replacement each time, and meal intake within the specified time after injection. There are different requirements depending on the insulin dosage form, and each patient should consult carefully with the diabetes education nurse when starting insulin therapy. 4. Applying someone else’s treatment plan In the treatment of diabetes, there is no one treatment plan that is suitable for everyone. Individualization of the treatment plan is one of the principles of diabetes treatment. The factors that affect the treatment plan are: ① type of diabetes; ② islet function; ③ liver and kidney function; ④ presence of acute and chronic complications; ⑤ previous treatment experience; ⑥ affordability.