Medications & Therapies
Type 1 diabetes:
When you have type 1 diabetes, your body no longer makes enough insulin, and it needs to be replaced. This insulin replacement is known as insulin therapy which your medical provider will prescribe for you. It is important to understand how insulin therapy works in your body so that you can more easily control you blood sugar.
In this section you will learn about medications and devices used to treat type 1 diabetes:
- Insulin:
Injections that raise the insulin level - Non-insulin Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes -
Amylin analogs:
Injections that reduce sugar production in the liver and slow the absorption of food - Insulin pump therapy:
Insulin delivery via a continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion device