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Insulin is a hormone that is responsible for regulation and storage of glucose and fat in the body, diabetes prevents the body from producing and proper use of insulin.
Diabetics patients depend on insulin injection to increase the level of insulin in their body, different types of insulin are available for managing diabetes.
Basal insulin keeps glucose levels under control when you are sleeping or fasting, it feeds your cells with constant stream of glucose to burn for energy all the time.
It manages blood sugar easily because it has no peak time, this can leads to variation in meal and injection time.
Compared to other types of insulin, it causes less weight gain and it requires one to two injections in a day; this depends on your body size, hormone levels, and diet.