Put an end to health misconceptions!Is injecting insulin into diabetic patients the same as causing kidney damage?

In Taiwan, up to 160,000 new cases of diabetes are diagnosed each year. In addition to oral blood sugar-lowering medications, insulin injections are an important modern treatment option. The kidneys can rest when insulin is replenished directly.

However, research indicates that only 12% of patients in Taiwan use insulin, which is significantly lower than in European countries and the United States. As a result, attending physician Dr. Liu Han-Wen of the Division of Metabolism Taipei Municipal Wanfang Hospital (Managed by Taipei Medical University) regretfully stated that many diabetic patients have had the misconception that injecting insulin indicates kidney damage, or that once they begin administering insulin, they must continue to do so.

In fact, when diabetic patients discover that oral drug control is ineffective, they can use insulin to control blood sugar and reduce the likelihood of complications. Clinically, not only has a 70-year-old woman’s glycated hemoglobin decreased from 9.x to 7.x, but her blood sugar level has been successfully managed!

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