Insulin therapy guidance means learning which insulin to take, when and how much, and how to change the dose safely from your sugar readings. Dr. Pranav Ghody, a diabetes specialist in Mumbai, starts insulin for type 1 and type 2 diabetes and pregnancy, teaches pen technique, and reviews glucometer or CGM data until your sugars are steady without frequent lows.
Medically reviewed by Dr. Pranav Ghody, MD, DM (USA), FACE
Types of insulin
- Long-acting (basal) insulin, taken once a day, keeps sugar steady between meals and overnight
- Rapid-acting (meal-time) insulin, taken just before food, covers the rise in sugar after eating
- Premixed insulin combines both and is taken twice a day for people who prefer fewer injections
What you learn at an insulin visit
- How to use the pen or syringe, where to inject, how to rotate sites and how to store insulin in Mumbai's heat.
- When to check sugar, what targets to aim for, and how to raise or lower the dose by small steps.
- How to spot and treat a low sugar, and what to do on sick days, during fasting, travel or exercise.
Insulin is not a last resort
Starting insulin does not mean your diabetes has failed. Many people need it for a time, during pregnancy, illness or surgery, and some can later move back to tablets. Insulin care is available at both clinics: Vile Parle East and Mumbai Central. See also type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes.
Insulin therapy guidance in Mumbai at two clinics
Insulin therapy guidance in Mumbai is available at Vile Parle East and at Wockhardt Hospitals, Mumbai Central. Insulin therapy guidance in Mumbai with Dr Ghody is practical: you leave knowing your dose, your targets and what to do when sugar is low.
Insulin therapy guidance in Mumbai, Vile Parle East
At Zee Nayak, Navpada, insulin therapy guidance in Mumbai's western suburbs covers pens, CGM and dose changes.
Call Vile Parle East: +91 85913 58591Insulin therapy guidance in Mumbai, Mumbai Central
At Wockhardt Hospitals, insulin therapy guidance in Mumbai Central includes insulin around surgery and in pregnancy.
Call Mumbai Central: +91 98676 41854Questions patients ask
Short answers from Dr. Pranav Ghody. For advice about your own reports, book a consultation.
Does insulin cause weight gain?
It can add some weight as sugar control improves. Careful dosing, food planning and newer diabetes medicines used alongside insulin can limit it.
How do I store insulin in hot weather?
Keep unopened pens in the fridge (not the freezer). The pen in use can stay at room temperature, away from sunlight and heat, for the number of days written on the pack, usually about four weeks.
Can I stop insulin once my sugar is normal?
Do not stop it on your own. In type 1 diabetes insulin is always needed. In type 2 diabetes Dr. Ghody may reduce or stop it if sugars stay controlled on other medicines.
Where can I get insulin therapy guidance in Mumbai?
Dr Pranav Ghody gives insulin therapy guidance in Mumbai at both his clinics. Call +91 85913 58591 (Vile Parle East) or +91 98676 41854 (Mumbai Central).
Insulin therapy guidance in Vile Parle and Mumbai Central
Leave your number and the clinic will call you back, or call the clinic you prefer directly.
- Vile Parle East+91 85913 58591
- Mumbai Central+91 98676 41854