hi there - feel really sorry for you. I have been T1 since 1948 and have been through the trauma of adverse reactions to a lot of the non-animal insulins over the years as I have changed location and different local health organisations have their own ideas. I agree that few people in the medical field even bother to look at animal insulins but I have been lucky and we do have the right to take our own decisions where possible on medication. I used to be on beef insulin since childhood until various changes in the 1980s (mad cow disease I think at fault here) and again when various hospitals tried to brind me up to date with new optionswith dissterous results such as sudden hypos, very high HBa1C (around the 17 mark) and problems with. tendons in most joints. Luckily I was once again allowed to revert to animal insulin earlier this century (thats dates me doesnt it?) and maintain my stance; although porcine is no longer available bovine neutral and isophane still around I feel fine on these and at my latest 12 month check by the consultant he said my Librelink readings were fine. I KNOW when I am heading down for a hypo and do not have any of the other allergic reactions which I have had to such as Lanctus and Acttrapid which badly affected my life, including my capability to drive. I am so pleased Wockhardt are stilll around - wonder whether they intend phasing the animalinsulins out as we oldies on animal insulin die off.............I am not joking - I am heading for 80 and honestly believe that if they cant make money from its manufacture those poor oldies left on the shelf who thrive on it, will soon be finished off. anyway. meantime do press to see if you can get transferred on to an animal insulin - it is well worth the try. Good luck