Exogenous insulin, or non-native insulin, is insulin that originates externally and can have an effect on the body.
Exogenous is a biological concept, as opposed to endogenous. Exogenous insulin generally includes intravenous and subcutaneous insulin; endogenous insulin is a protein hormone secreted by the body from pancreatic β-cells and glucose, with small amounts of lactose, ribose, arginine, and glucagon.
Exogenous insulin is generally used to treat diabetes. Exogenous insulin can be categorized into three types: human insulin, animal insulin and insulin analogs. Currently, human insulin and insulin analogs are more widely used in clinical practice, and the common ones are arginine biosynthesis insulin, menadione insulin, and lysergic insulin.
Diabetes may be a lifelong disease, diabetes is recommended to actively go to the regular hospital to receive examination and treatment, under the guidance of specialists to adjust the glucose-lowering program, if necessary, can choose to take oral hypoglycemic drugs and injectable insulin therapy.