For many diabetes patients, insulin is a crucial medicine required to help keep their blood sugar levels within normal range.
In Malaysia, the latest available National Diabetes Registry Report indicates that around 30% of diabetic patients are treated with insulin injections.
Exposure of body systems to an uncontrolled rise in blood sugar can lead to serious damage, especially to the kidneys, heart, eyes, blood vessels and nerves.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), insulin is essential in reducing the risk of kidney failure, blindness and limb amputation.
It is typically prescribed for people with type 1 diabetes, as their bodies can’t produce it, and for type 2 diabetes patients whose
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