Diabetic Insulin Supplies

Insulin syringes, insulin pumps, jet injectors, insulin pens, and insulin infusers all do the same basic thing...they deliver insulin that diabetics need. Support Plus Medical, the nation's leading provider of diabetic insulin supplies, has compiled valuable information to help diabetics find out more about how insulin works and the types of insulin available in the United States.

Support Plus Medical helps thousands of diabetics manage their diabetes effectively, at a reasonable price. You may not know this, but Medicare and many private insurance companies will pay for your diabetic insulin supplies. Fill out our form to find out if you're eligible for free diabetic supplies.

How Does Insulin Work?

Most diabetics need some type of insulin injections to make up for the insulin their body doesn't produce. Insulin has to be administered via injections instead of a pill, because insulin is a protein and breaks down in the digestive tract. While your physician will work with you to find the best type of insulin for you, here are some basic guidelines to find out how insulin works.

Insulin is usually classified by the length of time it takes to start working from injection and duration the insulin stays in your body. Insulin is classified as the following:

• Short-acting Insulin - This type of insulin works quickly, but its effects last for a short period of time.
• Intermediate-acting Insulin - This type of insulin takes longer than short-acting insulin to react, but its effects last longer.
• Long-acting Insulin - This type of insulin takes the longest to go in effect; however, it has the longest duration of peak action.

Other factors that can influence how insulin works is: your body's specific response, where you inject the insulin into your body and your exercise level. Make sure you discuss these factors with your physician so he can make the proper insulin dose adjustment.

Types of Insulin

What type of insulin you're given will depend on the discretion of your physician. Your insulin prescription could be any one of the following brands of diabetic insulin supplies available in the United States:*

• Humulin 50/5010
• Humulin 70/3010
• Humulin 70/30 Pen10
• Humulin L7
• Humulin N9
• Humulin N Pen9
• Humulin R5
• Humulin R, Regular U-500 (Concentrated)5
• Humulin U3
• Lente Iletin II6
• Lente6
• Novolin 70/3010
• Novolin L7
• Novolin N9

• Novolin N PenFill9
• Novolin N Prefilled9
• Novolin 70/30 PenFill10
• Novolin 70/30 Prefilled10
• Novolin R5
• Novolin R PenFill5
• Novolin R Prefilled5
• NPH Iletin II8
• NPH Purified Insulin8
• Regular (Concentrated) Iletin II, U-5004
• Regular Iletin II4
• Regular Insulin4
• Velosulin BR1

Order your diabetic insulin supplies from Support Plus Medical today! Our diabetic supply company can make ordering your diabetic insulin supplies easier by handling your Medicare and Private Insurance claims. Fill out one, easy form and let Support Plus Medical do the rest.

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