You may require insulin for a period of time to control your blood sugar levels.

Patients must follow a restricted diet, but only some require extra insulin or other medication.

For example, some people require less insulin at night; Chait, though, needs more.

Red blood cells, for instance, do not require insulin to intake glucose from the blood.

Some patients with type 2 diabetes may eventually require insulin if other medications fail to control blood glucose levels adequately.

About 16 million Americans have diabetes, and 4.6 million of them require insulin through injections or pumps.

Despite its name, a third of the patients require insulin.

Certain cell types such as fat and muscle cells require insulin to absorb glucose.

For example, some patients may find that their bodies process insulin much better on hot days so require less insulin.

But eventually, most people require oral medication and insulin.