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I had this problem when Nova changed their insulin from synthesised human insulin (modified porcine) to genetically engineered human insulin - they changed the insulin but it was supplied in the same packaging with the same name, so I never knew there had been any change.. I developed this...

Numerous inventors (myself included) have tried to find a way to do this, and quite a lot of money has been invested in R+D on this goal - Alas, at present, there are no practical ways to overcome the technical problems. The major problem is that (with present technology) one needs to take...

First, times have changed.. These days most diabetics have access to insulin pens, and it is far easier to inject oneself discreetly now than it used to be.. Also, attitudes towards diabetes (and administering injections etc in public etc) have changed - there was a time when doing this provoked...

I believe that all legumes (beans, lentils etc) have the effect of slowing down absorbtion through the gut, and they also require a lot of energy to digest - this MAY be the reason why they work at lowering blood sugar.. A bit like hard boiled eggs - one actually loses energy (or at best/worst...

I think perhaps one can be too alarmist - millions of injections are administered daily, often in non-ideal situations, and one story about infection should be taken in its statistical context. I have been injecting for 38 years, I also have other genetic issues which make me more prone to...

For me, diabetes has never been the problem for dating or early in a relationship - if it affected my relationships at all (it is difficult to know whether problems / breakdown would have happened anyway..) it was well into the relationship - 3 years or more. The only major (destructive)...