MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'animal insulin'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:49:42 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2846576&cid=t_121102_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fwayback-wednesday-the-quest-for-animal-insulin.html Apropos to last week’s post on Testing Driving Insulin, I was thinking about the ‘older’ versions — and discovered a reader letter I received back in February of 2006.  It seems just as timely today, considering that research supported the case for continuing to offer patients the option of animal insulin: “In our systematic review we [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2846576 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:00:35 +0100 2846576 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1407059&cid=t_121102_134_f&fid=35152&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsstrumello.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Flifting-curtain-on-insulin.html Have you ever wanted to take a peek inside a factory that makes insulin? It might be an interesting tour, but Factory Tours USA does not list such a tour among those people can visit.In fact, even visitors to Eli Lilly and Company's corporate headquarters in Indianapolis don't really get a look inside the manufacturing facilities (that's because the FDA does not permit it, and for very good reasons), although the company occasionally gives guided tours of Lilly's Parenteral Packaging (which means "injectable") facility. AmyT described her visit a while back, with a photo provided here):This is known, in industry parlance, as a "fill and finish" facility (I wrote in January that Biodel, Inc. had built just such a facility in Danbury, Connecticut).A while back, when I first started this post... Scott's Web Log blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1407059 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:45:00 +0100 1407059 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1152569&cid=t_121102_134_f&fid=35152&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsstrumello.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F01%2Frethinking-dark-ages-of-treatment-for.html When I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes as a 7 year-old kid on July 24, 1976, not much had really changed since the discovery of insulin. I began this trip using Clinitest urine testing and that lasted for over a decade. I made slight adjustments to my short-acting insulin if my test results were on the high-end of the scale. Blood glucose monitors were introduced in the mid-1980's, and I recall my family was one of the first to get a meter (since there were two of us who had it, I guess the price was justified); but the other kids I knew used color-coded strips and they told stories of how they could slice the strips in half and double the number of tests they got from a single vial. I remember thinking that was pretty cool.When I was quite young, I did experience some problems with noc... Scott's Web Log blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1152569 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:25:00 +0100 1152569 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=774148&cid=t_121102_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F02%2Fmy-first-hate-mail%2F Filed under: Type 1, Childhood, Blogs, Allie Beatty, Support, PersonalitiesA little over 2 weeks ago I posted something about diabulemia on site where diabetics exchange their feelings, frustrations, and experiences with the disease. Two Type 1 diabetic women took the time to write me a very thoughtful hate mail. Hate is a strong word but these are some strong accusations. For starters, they said, "There ain't no such word as diabulemia. It's called diabetic stupidity." That is cut directly from the email, and as you can see - it was written with an arrogant disregard for the 450,000 people suffering from this serious condition. I understand strong words come from passion. An email with the subject title "There's type 1, and then there are fools with type 1" could only have been composed ... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=774148 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 774148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=721314&cid=t_121102_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F09%2Flilly-for-life-awards%2F Filed under: Type 1, Childhood, Lifestyle, Drugs, Opinion, SupportEli Lilly has an award they give to people who have been diabetic for 25, 50 and 75 years. They call it the Lilly for Life Award. The award recognizes people who have been enslaved to the exorbitant expenses of diabetes management, in addition to the other schedules of daily life. Endearing isn't it? The award is a significant token of Lilly's appreciation for all you have endured and sacrificed. Lilly awards people who have used insulin for 25 years with the monetary equivalent of what your diabetes management has cost. All your copays for each bottle of insulin, each box of syringes, each blood sugar testing strip, and your ability to adapt to the ever-changing technology of diabetes care (I swear, it says that in block le... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=721314 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 721314 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=682751&cid=t_121102_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F18%2Fdiabulemia-a-disease-manufactured-by-big-pharma%2F Filed under: Type 1, Childhood, Diet, Lifestyle, Drugs, Research, SupportAs Bev just pointed out, diabulimia is a serious condition when a type 1 diabetic is not taking their insulin in order to lose weight. Diabulimia is a term that has only cropped up in recent years. Most people who experience diabulemia are stuck between two fears: taking increasing doses of insulin, which leads to weight gain, and the damage the destructive behavior is causing their body in the long-term. One expert who has studied the phenomenon estimates that 450,000 type 1 diabetic women in the United States - one-third of the total - have skipped or shortchanged their insulin to lose weight and are risking a coma and an early death. Ann Goebel-Fabbri, a clinical psychologist at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=682751 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 682751 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=637984&cid=t_121102_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F24%2Fi-love-you-you-re-perfect-now-change%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Lifestyle, Drugs, Research, SupportFor more the more than 300,000 users that once relied on animal-derived insulin, the final chapter of animal insulin is finally ending for the US market. In December 2007, Novo Nordisk has officially decided to discontinue making animal-insulin. Their explanation doesn't go into great detail why they chose to discontinue it. But the supporting evidence they use to warrant the decision is a little weak. Novo says, animal insulin is derived from the pancreas of slaughtered animals. This statement is as true as the statement "human insulin is derived from the pancreas of slaughtered humans". Novo continues, since that time there has been significant improvement of insulin quality and formulation. Absolute... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=637984 Thu, 24 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 637984