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Benefits of insulin
Insulin is the oldest medication used to treat diabetes, and has the fewest side effects ... Play Video -
How insulin works
Insulin is a hormone produced by your pancreas. It controls the amount of glucose in your... Play Video -
How to store insulin
Insulin is like most medications-it can be damaged if it gets too hot or too cold ... Play Video -
Types of Insulin
We all have our own day-to-day routines, and that means the same injection schedule won't work... Play Video -
Side effects
If you miss a dose, or don't take enough insulin, the result can be high blood glucose levels... Play Video -
What are the different types of insulin?
When patients received the very first insulin injections back in the 1920s, there was only one... Play Video