• Please Remember: Members are only permitted to share their own experiences. Members are not qualified to give medical advice. Additionally, everyone manages their health differently. Please be respectful of other people's opinions about their own diabetes management.
  • We seem to be having technical difficulties with new user accounts. If you are trying to register please check your Spam or Junk folder for your confirmation email. If you still haven't received a confirmation email, please reach out to our support inbox: support.forum@diabetes.org.uk

Insulin for a vegetarian

Status
This thread is now closed. Please contact Anna DUK, Ieva DUK or everydayupsanddowns if you would like it re-opened.
gail2

gail2

Well-Known Member
Relationship to Diabetes
Type 2
Pronouns
She/Her
asking on half of a friend whos vegetarian and whos been told she may have to go on insulin
any advice recieved well
 
What is the concern?
Most insulin used today is "synthetic" and does not come from animals so it is fine for vegetarians and vegan.
And carb counting works the same for any diet.
 
gail2 said:
asking on half of a friend whos vegetarian and whos been told she may have to go on insulin
any advice recieved well
Click to expand...
Should be no different to anybody else taking insulin, balance insulin and carbs.
Have they tried diet and oral meds if Type 2.
 
No worries as synthetic human insulin is classified as vegan, halal and kosher. Obviously my porcine insulin is none of these things but with synthetic insulin I get no hypo symptom whereas I do as I drop to 4 and below with porcine (bovine manufacture was stopped because of possible links to "mad cow" disease.
 
thanks guys i didt know so said i would post on site
 
Status
This thread is now closed. Please contact Anna DUK, Ieva DUK or everydayupsanddowns if you would like it re-opened.
Back
Top