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<blockquote data-quote="AlexMBrennan" data-source="post: 510227" data-attributes="member: 82151"><p>The result of insulin-dependent diabetics not taking insulin is death. If historical evidence is not good enough for you (all such diabetics have died horrifically before insulin was discovered because we did not have insulin to treat them) here is no shortage of diabetics admitted to hospitals with DKA as a result of not taking any insulin today.</p><p></p><p>Sorry to be blunt, <strong>but you are being stupid.</strong></p><p></p><p>If you don't take the insulin your are supposed to, then you are <a href="https://www.accordtrial.org/public/index.cfm" target="_blank">much more likely to die</a> or suffer from preventable complications. Diabetics have a much higher rare of cardiovascular problems compared to the healthy population, and keeping your blood glucose within recommended limits helps cut the excess risk.</p><p></p><p>In your case, keep in mind that only long lasting basal insulin lasts long enough to last throughout the day (e.g. The insulin you take to cover your dinner will be gone by morning) whilst your body will continue to use (in cells) and release (from liver stores) glucose throughout the day; as a result, BG will inevitably creep up between meals - a healthy person would be releasing a small amount of insulin throughout the day to cover this, and this is exactly what Lantus is desiged to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AlexMBrennan, post: 510227, member: 82151"] The result of insulin-dependent diabetics not taking insulin is death. If historical evidence is not good enough for you (all such diabetics have died horrifically before insulin was discovered because we did not have insulin to treat them) here is no shortage of diabetics admitted to hospitals with DKA as a result of not taking any insulin today. Sorry to be blunt, [B]but you are being stupid.[/B] If you don't take the insulin your are supposed to, then you are [URL='https://www.accordtrial.org/public/index.cfm']much more likely to die[/URL] or suffer from preventable complications. Diabetics have a much higher rare of cardiovascular problems compared to the healthy population, and keeping your blood glucose within recommended limits helps cut the excess risk. In your case, keep in mind that only long lasting basal insulin lasts long enough to last throughout the day (e.g. The insulin you take to cover your dinner will be gone by morning) whilst your body will continue to use (in cells) and release (from liver stores) glucose throughout the day; as a result, BG will inevitably creep up between meals - a healthy person would be releasing a small amount of insulin throughout the day to cover this, and this is exactly what Lantus is desiged to do. [/QUOTE]
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