Side Effects of Insulin on Patients with Juvenile Diabetes (Type 1 Diabetes)

Type I Diabetes also named as Juvenile Diabetes is commonly found among people blow 35 years old. It belongs to insulin-dependence disease. Once a person is diagnosed with Diabetes, he has to depend on insulin injection in the rest of his life. Although insulin is an effective therapy for patients with Juvenile Diabetes (Type 1 Diabetes), it can still cause a series of side effects.

1. Body weight gain

It is a common side effect of insulin. Insulin can promote the building-up of protein and fat. Therefore, if the patients do not limit their food intake and keep too much calorie intake after injecting insulin, it will cause them to gain weight gradually.

2. Ametropia

If the patients keep a high blood sugar level before insulin injection, they are very likely to have ametropia in the primary stage of using insulin. This side effect is just only temporary. With prolonging of using time, the patients will be able to control their blood sugar stably. This side effect will also disappear.

3. Edema

Insulin can cause mild retention of water and sodium. Consequently, some patients may have mild edema in face and limbs.

4. Sensitive reaction

It is mainly found among Diabetes patients using animal insulin including local and systemic sensitive reaction. If the patients are affected by local sensitive reaction, they will have maculopapule itching. For patients with systemic sensitive reaction, it can cause urticaria. What’s worse, some patients may have anaphylactic shock.

5. Partial lipodystrophy

The patients often have partial lipodystrophy in the injection site, which is mainly found among patients with animal insulin injection.

6. Decline sensitivity to insulin

For patients with a long history of insulin injection, their body will produce antibody of insulin. Consequently, the effect of insulin will decline.

7. Hypoglycemia

Generally, it is caused by excessive insulin injection. In order to avoid hypoglycemia in using insulin, the patients should begin with a small dosage of insulin in the early time and then increase the insulin dosage gradually until reaching a satisfactory controlling of blood sugar.


As insulin can cause so side effects to patients, it is very necessary and important for them to choose a good Diabetes treatment in time.