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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fergus" data-source="post: 104487" data-attributes="member: 6150">Expertly put, Nick, and I agree completely with what you said. And thanks also for saving me an hour of my life in putting it together!Please bear in mind that the No.1 rule with exogenus insulin is ensuring that it accurately matches the quantity of glucose available from the diet. The reference to its toxicity was made by a GP and I thought was insightful. It seems a common misconception that insulin has no other effect on the human body besides lowering blood sugar level when there is abundant evidence otherwise.The GP certainly did not imply that insulin was toxic at any level, clearly it is absolutely essential to life and type 1's perhaps appreciate that more than most. Without adequate injected insulin, the body becomes far more toxic, far more quickly. The point was that it insulin, when used inappropriately and to excess can also have a toxic effect on the human body.For this reason it's important to consider appropriate use not simply in the context of short term blood glucose control, but in longer term physical health.Now, I'm off to inject some insulin before my lunch.All the best,fergus</blockquote>

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