insulin

When NovoPen by Novo Nordisk hit the market back in 1985, this first FDA approved insulin pen changed the way millions of people managed their diabetes. As pens have developed over time, “smarter” products have begun appearing. Lilly’s HumaPen Memoir came out in 2007 with a data memory for up to...

Millions of people take insulin every day to treat their diabetes. But diabetes is not the only disease on which insulin has an effect, it appears. Chronic bowel inflammation can be treated effectively by injecting insulin into the rectum, it appears from a new study, where researchers have...

Britain’s biggest insulin supplier has said it is building up a four-month stockpile to ensure that diabetic patients are not left without vital medications in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Danish Novo Nordisk supplies just over half of the UK’s insulin and says it is “significantly”...

The role of insulin as a boost to the immune system to improve its ability to fight infection has been detailed for the first time by Toronto General Hospital Research Institute (TGHRI) scientists. TGHRI scientists have identified a specific insulin signaling pathway that, when activated, revs...

Hello everyone! I have had type 1 diabetes for just over 2 years now and have recently started taking "20mg citalopram" I'm not sure if the two are connected however, recently I CANT stop hypoing. It's becoming such a problem last week my bloods began at 3.6 and I drank my normal of orange juice...

My five year old daughter was diagnosed with Type 1, two days ago whilst on holiday. Hospital 1 gave fast acting as Insulin dose after counting the carbs of what she’d actually eaten fit breakfast/lunch etc. Hospital 2 gives fast acting insulin dose pre meal based on what food she’s been...

Hi everyone, just joined as i'm at a new point in my t2 journey. After 16 years of using metformin and diet to control my diabetes I'm having to switch to using insulin and very nervous about it. Looking for people who have been through this change to find out whats what

There’s been a bit of a row this week after one of the UK’s senior health regulators issued a stark warning over what a no-deal Brexit could mean for the supply of medicines. https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-are-insulin-supplies-really-at-risk-from-a-no-deal-brexit

Patients, including Theresa May who relies on insulin , could be "seriously disadvantaged" in the event of a no-deal Brexit , the chairman of the UK's medicines regulator has warned. Sir Michael Rawlins, of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), said supplies of insulin...

I’m new to insulin, only been taking it a month. Taking Levemir last thing at night. On my last hospital appointment with the diabetic nurse, she advised it’s quite likely I’m going to require another insulin injection with my food. So far taking metformin twice a day, and a dose of insulin...

Thought some members may find this useful. It lists all diabetes medication eg. tablets, non-insulin injectable and insulin and provides details of side affects, duration times of insulin, manufacturers, brand names... It also lists different kit and devices with thorough details about...

Was at a healthy weight til i recently started metformin in addition to my novorapid and toujeo to control my type 1 diabetes. I don't know anyone who is on insulin and tablets. Can anyone share their experience please xx

Hi has anyone had this medication ? How was it ? Did it help ?

Given the choice of taking a pill or injecting oneself with a needle, most of us would opt to regulate a chronic health condition by swallowing a pill. But for millions of people living with type 1 diabetes, a painful needle prick once or twice daily is the only option for delivering the insulin...

A team of researchers from ETH Zurich and the University of Basel in Switzerland and Institut Universitaire de Technologie in France has that found that embryonic kidney cells engineered to produce insulin when exposed to caffeine were able to reduce glucose levels in mouse models. In their...

A surprisingly large number of people with diabetes are using less insulin than prescribed because of the rising cost of the drug, putting themselves in danger of serious complications. Those are the findings of a small new study by researchers at Yale University, who found that at one clinic in...

Hey All, I became type 2 diabetic over 2 years ago, it's been a journey of different medication, diet and exercise. I started as diet controlled with no advice as to what to eat, in fact no support at all, I practically begged for a dietician appointment to help which eventually I got after a...

Hi all, On Monday this week i had an appointment with my diabetes specialist nurse - turns out my HBA1C has gone up again. My nurse has given me an Acc-Chek Aviva Expert meter which so far has been brilliant. She also said it's exactly the same as the remote for the pump, and showed me how a...

While many diabetes researchers are focusing on treatments and possible cures using nanotechnology, implantable devices, and even DNA manipulation, one researcher is attracting attention and making real progress by tackling the issue old school. “Insulin is the answer to multiple issues facing...

I wasn’t sure at first, but, suspected for a while, that injecting insulin at night seems to have an opposite effect, on me, & actually raises my blood sugars. There is maybe an issue with me being menopausal now: hormones? I slept this afternoon, just after having my dinner early at 15:00, &...