title: Insulin.
abstract: Insulin therapy has been available for some 83 years to treat patients and in that time there have been major developments in both insulin production and its usage. It has proved to be a very successful method of managing patients with diabetes and, today, it is available in a range of preparations, from rapid action to slow release. Preet Panesar explains how it work.
authors.affiliation: University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. preet.panesar@uclh.org
authors.forename: Preet
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Panesar
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis / Q000187:drug effects; D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D016903:Drug Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000145:classification / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007328:Insulin / Q000145:classification / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009132:Muscles / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin