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suzi said:Hi Rach,
My Aunt has been T1 diabetic for 33 yrs and has always been on animal insulin twice a day and injecting 30 mins before each meal, (my 10 yr old son is also T1) My Aunt is now a healthy 72 yr old, and in a recent conversation said her DN had told her that her animal insulin was being removed from the market in the near future, but not to worry they'd give her 6months warning!! She's thinks she's too old to change regimes now, she tried synthetic insulin once before and had such a bad experience with hypos which she had no warning of, she'll be very reluctant to have to change.
Of course everyone reacts differently and what works for her may not work for you. My son is heading for another change in his insulin, this will be his 4th, and injects 3 times a day, but think we'll be heading for 4 shortly. One day we'll hit the jackpot and find a regime that works for him, till then we'll just keep trying. At present he's on insuman comb 15, humalog and lantus.
Take care
Suzi x
Suzi - tell your aunt about the patients choice (identified in IDDT link above). It's unfair that diabetics get told such rubbish about insulin and animal insulin has always proved to be beneficial. It isn't for everyone I know but with your aunt it shouldn't be allowed that she is made to change. Please let me know how you are getting on with this. There is a company in the UK who still provide animal insulin contrary to what she has been told - it is Wockhardt. It is likely Novo Nordisk have previously supplied your aunt with animal insulin and they are now withdrawing but Wockhardt isn't. Please show her link attached and let me know
Rach x
PS it makes me cross too, we should be allowed to live free normal lives and not be forced into submission by authorities.
http://www.wockhardt.co.uk/siteimages/N ... uction.pdf