Human insulin can be made in large quantities far cheaper ?
easier to make , supply and ship out to us ?
I am now back onto Levemir insulin as the onset time with the porcine insulin was taking too
long with me .
I was left with too high BG levels too long in terms of time 'hourly' .
Levemir onset time acts quicker with myself .
I have got past the brain fog feeling this 2nd time around on Levemir .
Some persons do really depend on the animal insulins though for their own reasons .
If Levemir does ever stop being ok, porcine can be adapted to if necessary - it is true that unfortunately the only porcine insulin available does have, at least for some people, myself included, a very much slower onset, and also less of a peak, than the old Pork insulins, especially the old Pork Velosulin - but this can be mostly overcome with the pump - you just set the base rate - the standard base rates and any needed temporary base rates - in the understanding of this, and have any bolus early also.. This has a lot of disadvantages, especially as regards any correction doses, but it has worked out the best option there is for me. .Ann