Symptoms of insulin allergy

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With the improvement of people's living standard, the incidence rate of diabetes is increasing. The disease itself and its complications have become a serious problem which is increasingly endangering people's health. Because of its good curative effect and minimal adverse reactions, insulin can control blood glucose well, and can significantly reduce the incidence of complications such as diabetic fundus and kidney, so the number of patients receiving insulin treatment is increasing year by year. Symptoms of insulin allergy? Let's talk about it

Symptoms of insulin allergy

Insulin allergy includes local and systemic reactions. Local reactions usually occur within 2 weeks after treatment, with burning sensation, redness and swelling, pruritus, swelling, blisters, induration or rash on the insulin injection site.

Systemic anaphylactic reactions often occur in patients who start using insulin again after interruption of insulin treatment, such as facial and oral mucosal edema, systemic urticaria, wheezing, vomiting, abdominal discomfort, dyspnea, asthma, decreased blood pressure, even shock and death.

Most of the allergic symptoms are usually manifested as local symptoms, and patients will first appear pruritus at the injection site; Then, local urticaria like rash appeared; There are often nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms, but you don't have to worry, these symptoms often disappear automatically after continuing medication.

matters needing attention

Insulin induced allergic reaction is not common, this kind of reaction in patients with individual differences and immune function has a greater relationship, so we must pay attention to ask the doctor according to their own, suggest medication according to their own constitution, to avoid the occurrence of some adverse reactions.