Sentences with phrase «shots of insulin which»

Chase was diagnosed with diabetes and I learned how to give him two daily shots of insulin which I found difficult to administer as I was very concerned about hurting him when, in fact, I was actually trying to help him.

A small breakfast can lead to a shot of insulin which will deal with breakfast and that produced whilst sleeping.

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Perhaps the best known example is insulin: insulin shots comprise the subcutaneous injection of a suspension of insulin microcrystals which dissolve slowly to yield a steady and sustained delivery over time.

Either drink delivers a sugar shot that increases insulin and insulinlike growth factor, «both of [which] promote inflammation and both lead to cancer cell division,» says Abrams, who is also professor of clinical medicine at U.C.S.F., and chief of hematotology / oncology at San Francisco General Hospital.

She also has type 1 diabetes, which she manages by giving herself shots of insulin.

The pancreas doesn't shoot out large quantities of insulin in emergency response, which means your blood sugar doesn't drop a lot soon after eating.

Immediately following his diagnoses, my wife and I began his treatment of the daily regimen of insulin shots, which very quickly proved to be an overwhelming and daunting task.

The Diabetes Family Conflict Scale (Rubin, Young - Human, & Peyrot, 1989) consists of 15 items in which adolescents and mothers rated on a 1 (almost never) to 3 (almost always) scale how frequently they argue about specific diabetes - related tasks (e.g., «remembering to check blood sugars», «remembering to give insulin shots or boluses»).