FDA Let Scientists With Drug-Company Ties Evaluate New InsulinProduct
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Connie BennettPosted
Thu 18 Dec 2008 8:14pm
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowed scientists with direct financial ties to Pfizer serve on an advisory committee to evaluate the drug company's proposed insulin inhaler, Exubera, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
The New York Times also discusses the issue of conflict of interest about Exubera
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Twenty Percent Of Adults Taking InsulinRegularly Skip Insulin Doses
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John ShelmetPosted
Mon 05 Apr 2010 5:41am
More than half (57%) of adult patients taking insulin will purposely skip a dose on occasion and 20% do so routinely. This information is based on a survey of 502 American adult diabetics. The sampling was weighted to be "representative of insulin-using U.S. adults with diabetes".
Type 2 diabetics made up 77% of the survey that was reported
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Insulin Users and TSA - Insulin Users GET OVER YOURSELVES!
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KathleenPosted
Mon 04 Jan 2010 6:38am
I have refused to fly since becoming an insulin users. It takes me three months to use up a bottle
via joscafe.com
Seriously. I am getting SO pissed off over all the indigent diabetes who are upset about the TSA rules.
I've had to deal with TSA rules for several years and have to deal with a full pat down and full swabbing of all of my
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Insulin, Brain Function And Alzheimer’s Disease - Is Insulin Resistance To Blame For Alzheimer’s?
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Ralph S.Posted
Mon 22 Sep 2008 10:54am
By Ralph Sanchez, L.Ac.,CNS,D.Hom
Insulin fulfills an indispensable role in your body’s utilization of blood sugar (glucose). In type 2 diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome, insulin’s function of glucose uptake into the body’s cells is impaired due to a resistance to insulin that develops over time. This insulin resistance pattern which defines
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Berberine herb - effect on insulin sensitivity, insulin release
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Dr. John Z.Posted
Mon 03 Nov 2008 11:05am
WJGnet.com - Berberine, the major active constituent of the Chinese herb Rhizoma Coptidis, has been used to treat diabetes for decades, showing obvious therapeutic actions with few reported side effects. The therapeutic actions of berberine on diabetes have been well studied. Previous researches show that berberine modulates cholesterol through inc ...
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Information Regarding Insulin Storage and Switching Between Products in an Emergency
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FDAPosted
Thu 02 Sep 2010 1:34pm
the expiration date on the package. However, all of the available insulinproducts may be left unrefrigerated (between 59 and 86 degrees F) for up to 28 days and still maintain potency..., the following recommendations may be considered:
Short-acting and rapid-acting insulins
One brand of regularinsulin (e.g. Humulin R, Novolin R) may be substituted for another brand
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Mannkind Submits Afresa –Inhaled Insulin Device/Drug to the FDA
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Medical QuackPosted
Wed 20 May 2009 10:34am
that the pharmacokinetic profile of AFRESA® sets it apart from all other insulinproducts. AFRESA®'s particles dissolve upon contact with the lung surface, releasing insulin that rapidly enters the bloodstream. It achieves peak insulin levels within 12-14 minutes of administration, which more closely mimics the natural release of insulin than any other insulinpreparation.
We
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