Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
(Although, in some cases, rotation of the injection sites may not be enough to prevent lipodystrophy.) [citation needed] Some of the side-effects of lipodystrophy are the rejection of the injected medication, the slowing down of the absorption of the medication, or trauma which can cause bleeding that, in turn, causes rejection of the medication.
Lipohypertrophy [1] is a lump under the skin caused by accumulation of extra fat at the site of many subcutaneous injections of insulin. It may be unsightly, mildly painful, and may change the timing or completeness of insulin action. It is a common, minor, chronic complication of diabetes mellitus.
Lipoatrophy is the term describing the localized loss of fat tissue.This may occur as a result of subcutaneous injections of insulin in the treatment of diabetes, from the use of human growth hormone or from subcutaneous injections of copaxone used for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
Lipohypertrophy may be caused by insulin therapy. Repeated insulin injections at the same site, or near to, causes an accumulation of extra subcutaneous fat and may present as a large lump under the skin. It may be unsightly, mildly painful, and may change the timing or completeness of insulin action.
Insulin resistance, or low insulin sensitivity, happens when cells throughout the body don’t respond properly to the hormone insulin, especially cells in muscles, fat and the liver.
Localized lipodystrophy is a skin condition characterized by the loss of subcutaneous fat localized to sites of insulin injection. [1]: ...
The Springfield, Ohio woman whose social media post was among the first to spread a baseless claim of Haitian immigrants stealing and eating locals’ pets says she’s deeply regretful and never ...
The woman behind an early Facebook post about Haitian immigrants eating local pets that helped thrust a small Ohio city into the national spotlight says she had no first-hand knowledge of any such ...