Sentences with phrase «need for insulin injections»

Type 1 or insulin dependent is characterized by a lack of insulin production by the body and a mandatory need for insulin injections.

«This gives the diabetic a way to make insulin in response to glucose and potentially would obviate (or at least reduce) the need for insulin injection,» March explained in an email.

It made a lasting impression on me because what it meant was that if you could deliver a person's own cells, you would eliminate the risk of rejection, and you could give the patient insulin - producing cells without the need for insulin injections for the rest of his life.

Diet: It has been shown that a low carbohydrate / high protein diet can dramatically reduce the amount of insulin required and in many cases eliminate the need for insulin injections entirely.