Insulin Education in Spanish 

Last updated: August 27, 2024

By  Doc Molly

A woman injecting herself with insulin in the abdomen.


Learn useful vocabulary and phrases for insulin education in Spanish. In this episode, Angel explains how insulin works and introduces the two types of insulin Señora Díaz will be using.

This is our second free lesson introducing the Insulin Instruction module in our Spanish for Diabetes course. In the premium lessons, we practice interpreting all the instructions in English and Spanish. Each lesson includes a downloadable PDF and a Quiz to reinforce what you learned. 

LEVEL – UPPER INTERMEDIATE

DIÁLOGO

E: Ahora voy a enseñarle cómo aplicarse la insulina. Los niveles elevados de azúcar dañan las arterias, los ojos, los riñones y los nervios. La insulina ayuda a que el azúcar se traslade de la sangre a las células del cuerpo, y a su vez, mantiene los niveles de azúcar en un rango saludable. Mucha gente con diabetes no tiene suficiente insulina para mantener los niveles de azúcar en un rango saludable. Y por eso es preciso aplicarse la insulina.

Va a aplicarse dos tipos de insulina. Ésta, que se llama insulina lispro, es de acción rápida, y ésta, que se llama insulina glargina, es de acción prolongada. Va a aplicarse la insulina lispro tres veces al día antes de comer y la insulina glargina una vez al día en la mañana.

P: Entonces, ¿Como me la han aplicado aquí en el hospital?

D: Así es, señora.

VOCABULARIO

aplicarse la insulina
to give oneself (to take) insulin
*aplicar is commonly used to say administer or give when referring to an injection

(los) niveles elevados
elevated (high) levels

dañar
to damage

(las) arterias
arteries

(los) riñones
kidneys

(los) nervios
nerves

trasladarse
to move, to relocate

(las) células
cells

a su vez
in turn

mantener
to maintain, to keep

un rango saludable
a healthy range

ser preciso
to be necessary

de acción rápida
fast-acting

de acción prolongada
long-acting

tres veces al día
3 times a day

In the next episode, Ángel gives a detailed explanation of how to prepare the insulin using vials and syringes. Even if you don’t work in healthcare, you will learn useful vocabulary and grammar in this and upcoming episodes.


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Gracias por escuchar.
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