Timely treatment after the onset of diabetes is critical. If insulin injection is needed to control the condition, the medication needs to be taken according to the guidance of a doctor to achieve a good hypoglycemic effect. Of course, insulin is not a panacea, and long-term injections can also cause harm. Many people do not pay attention to drug control. If they use insulin for a long time to improve diabetes, there may be certain harms that they need to face.

Therefore, before taking medicine, you should understand the harm caused by the medicine. Using medicine carefully can prevent threats to your health. So, what are the possible dangers of long-term insulin injection?

1. Obesity

Relying on insulin for a long time to control diseases can easily lead to obesity. Because long-term injection of insulin will reduce the body's basal metabolic rate, and blood sugar will decrease after the use of insulin. After the drug is used, the fat consumption in the body will be slow, and fat accumulation will occur. It is easy to become obese after taking the drug for a period of time.

Therefore, you should be cautious when injecting insulin, and use the medication correctly to achieve a good hypoglycemic effect. In addition, control your weight by maintaining good living habits, otherwise excessive obesity and diabetes will continue to develop.

2. Thickening of subcutaneous fat

Frequent dependence on insulin will increase the amount of subcutaneous fat at the injection site, and may even cause induration. After injection, the ability to absorb insulin is reduced, which may occur after a period of medication. You will find that the efficacy of the medicine is reduced a lot. Because, with repeated injections, the subcutaneous tissue will be damaged and the fat material in the area will proliferate. These are the effects of long-term use of insulin.

Therefore, the use of insulin should be scientific and reasonable. Inject insulin into multiple sites alternately. Do not always inject the same site, otherwise it will easily affect the absorption of the drug.

3. Hypoglycemic reaction occurs

Prolonged insulin injection may cause hypoglycemic reaction, and the impact of hypoglycemia is no less than that of high blood sugar. Many people think that hypoglycemia is a minor problem, but they do not know that long-term blood sugar will reduce the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood, causing ischemia in the brain or other major organs. Lack of oxygen is prone to adverse symptoms, such as limb weakness, palpitation, shaking hands, dizziness, etc. .

These are the adverse reactions that occur when insulin is injected for a long time and blood sugar drops too low. If you want to avoid obvious hypoglycemic reactions, rational use of medication is crucial. Do not rely too much on insulin, let alone overdose.

4. Body edema

Long-term use of insulin is also risky. Body edema is an adverse reaction that many people will have after injecting insulin. Because blood sugar cannot be controlled, after using insulin, There is also water and sodium retention, and the limbs are prone to edema.

If you are overly dependent on drugs and take them for a long time, body edema will be obvious. Therefore, in the process of improving edema, insulin should not be used excessively. It can be combined with hypoglycemic drugs to control blood sugar and avoid continued rise in blood sugar that affects health.

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