insulin

I just had to post this as I battled for years with intense and incredibly painful cramps that would bring me to tears of agony. I also have a memory problem due to a traumatic brain injury so a few months back my meds were changed from lantus and novorapid to metformin and Tresiba and during...

When people talk about diabetes, they usually also talk about insulin. Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people around the world; insulin is a hormone that helps control this disease. Now a third term could soon be joining the conversation: glucagon. Glucagon has long been seen as...

The Health Ministry says health facilities have stocks of insulin on their shelves and distributions also continue around the country. This is after there was a shortage of stocks of insulin used by those with Type 1 diabetes late last year. A government statement says the shortage happened...

Why does insulin cost so much to patients in the USA and around the world? Why is insulin, a widely sold drug of which most forms are now off-patent, so incredibly expensive? These are simple questions, but ones with a number of complicated answers. This post will break some of those answers...

Scientists have developed a “needle pill” that could allow diabetics to take insulin without the need for daily injections. The pea-sized capsule contains a small needle made of solid, compressed insulin, which is injected into the stomach wall after the capsule has been swallowed. When tested...

Hello Everyone, I'm not actually diabetic myself but my partner has Type1. He currently injects with Lantus and NovoRapid. We have just had visas approved to do a working holiday in Australia for 12 months. I am wondering if anyone knows about or has experience with obtaining insulin in...

In the United States, the drug price for insulin has skyrocketed over the last two decades. While the price has increased for all forms of insulin, newer, "analogue" insulin medications such as glargine and lispro have become especially expensive. This is particularly true for patients with...

The crucial hormone insulin needs help acquiring the right structure. A protein that assists in the process of insulin folding has just been discovered in a new study conducted by researchers at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. They hope the new research results...

James Robson (not his real name), 44, has type 1 diabetes and since his teens has relied on medication from the NHS: a fast-acting insulin that he takes three times a day, a slow-acting one to work overnight, and multiple other drugs to help with his condition. Four months ago, he began to...

JDRF is committed to ensuring that the needs of people with type 1 diabetes are taken into account and prioritised in the event of a no deal Brexit and is working closely with the Department of Health and Social Care on the situation for insulin supplies. The UK government advises that...

Mallory Lorge, who suffers from Type 1 diabetes, is forced to ration her insulin and look at her possessions to decide what she can sell to pay down her bills because she isn’t receiving a paycheck during the record-long government shutdown. Lorge, who lives in the small town of River Falls...

The amount of insulin needed to effectively treat type 2 diabetes worldwide is unknown. It also remains unclear how alternative treatment algorithms would affect insulin use and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) averted by insulin use, given that current access to insulin (availability and...

Hi. I have been trying to find the best way to do this but without much luck so far. I've tried searching travel and mountaineering forums and even tried to contact people that have been to very cold climates (no reply - I guess they are the 'famous/busy' people that don't have time). Does...

The Diabetes UK media team are looking for someone in or near London who uses Sanofi brand insulin for a piece they’re working on with the BBC. The BBC are producing a piece on Brexit, and want to speak to someone who uses Sanofi brand insulin about any concerns they might have in the event of a...

Among adults with type 2 diabetes, those of black Caribbean ethnicity prescribed insulin are at increased risk for hypoglycemia as are those of black Caribbean, black African or Bangladeshi ethnicity prescribed a sulfonylurea, compared with adults of white British ethnicity, according to...

Hello, my doctor has just told me he can only perscribe me a maximum of 2 months worth of insulin due to NHS rules. I have desperatly googled and cant find any legeslation or anything on the NHS that implies doctors can only perscribe 2 months worth maximum. Im really worried now as i am...

An international collaboration co-led by researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute has made a discovery that could make therapeutic insulins more effective by better mimicking the way insulin works in the body. The findings could improve treatments for diabetes, a disease that impacts...

Hi all I’ve just been moved onto Toujeo long lasting insulin and I have been given it in prefilled pens which I don’t like to use. Is anyone aware if this is available in cartridges that would work with a novopen? Or if there are other types of long lasting insulin that would fit in a novopen...

Hi All :-) I am new to this forum. I have been a diabetic for over 17 years and have just recently started an insulin pump. Been doing a lot of research and I am hoping to start looping. I have spoken to my diabetic nurse about this, I have got a freestyle libre + MiaoMiao + apple watch and...

Insulin is often stored at the wrong temperature in people’s fridges, according to research presented at Europe’s largest diabetes research conference. To preserve its effectiveness, insulin should be kept between 2-8°C in the fridge, and between 2-30°C when carried around by a person, for...