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Too Much Insulin - Articles
Twenty Percent Of Adults Taking Insulin Regularly Skip Insulin Doses
by
John Shelmet
Posted
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!
by
Kathleen
Posted
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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Berberine herb - effect on insulin sensitivity, insulin release
by
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
by
FDA
Posted
Thu 02 Sep 2010 1:34pm
the expiration date on the package. However, all of the available insulin products 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 regular insulin (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
by
Medical Quack

Posted
Wed 20 May 2009 10:34am
to compare the size, you can link here to a video.
Is it a bong or Exubera?
The jury is still out but we could still end up with insulin that is inhaled, a much easier process than... that the pharmacokinetic profile of AFRESA® sets it apart from all other insulin products. AFRESA®'s particles dissolve upon contact with the lung surface, releasing insulin that rapidly enters
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