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Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus

There are two type of diabetes mellitus, diabetics type 1 {Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) or juvenile-onset diabetes} and diabetics type 2 {Non–Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM) or adult-onset diabetes}. The major goal in treating diabetes is to minimize any elevation of blood sugar (glucose) without causing abnormally low levels of blood sugar. Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 Those people who has diabetic type 1, most of them are treatedwith insulin, exercise, and a diabetic diet. Many Patients with diabetics type 1 they will get treatments include the combination use of regular or NPH insulin, and/or synthetic insulin analogs such as Humalog, Novolog or Apidra; the combination of Lantus/Levemir and Humalog, Novolog or Apidra. Another Type 1 treatment option is the use of the insulin pump with the some of most popular pump brands being: Cozmo, Animas, Medtronic Minimed, and Omnipod. Treatment by using insulin must be continued indefinitely. Treatment of