Long-acting insulin is injected once a day, but it needs to be combined with oral medication during the day, otherwise blood sugar cannot be controlled after meals.

The secretion of human insulin is divided into basal and mealtime. Even if a person lies in bed all day and does nothing, basal insulin will still be secreted as usual, and as long as he eats, mealtime insulin will decrease. sugar. Currently, long-acting insulin imitates basal insulin secretion and cannot control postprandial blood sugar. If you want to control postprandial blood sugar, you need to add oral medication or short-acting insulin.

Currently, long-acting insulin costs about 270 yuan in China. Including oral medicine with meals, the monthly drug cost is about 500 yuan. Switching to it can reduce postprandial blood sugar and can also be supplemented. The pharmacoeconomics of premixed insulin analogues for basal blood sugar are relatively cost-effective, about 270 yuan a month.