Diabetes and Physical Therapy
As a patient with Type 2 Diabetes, you know that physical activity is often the first treatment prescribed to manage it (Harris-Hayes et al., 2020). But what happens if you are also prescribed insulin?
What is insulin?
Our pancreas produces a hormone called insulin. Insulin helps our body regulate our glucose levels in our blood (Rahman et al., 2021).
When someone is diagnosed with Diabetes, their pancreas needs help producing insulin, so medical management is necessary to help stabilize blood sugars and induce glucose storage in the liver, muscles, and fat tissues (Rahman et al., 2021).
Use the drop-down columns to learn more about the different kinds of insulin, the mechanisms of action, therapeutic effects, and physical therapy precautions.
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