By
WilD on
March 31, 2012
Using insulin is an art, not a science. Whether it’s finding the right time to inject or finding the right dose to take, our Ask D’Mine host Wil Dubois, veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator, explores just how individualized the options can get…
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Amber from Oregon, type 1, writes: I’ve had type 1 diabetes for almost two years and recently started a…
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High on the wish list for PWDs is cheaper insulin. Costing over $100 a bottle (without insurance), this life-saving liquid can drain your bank account faster than your blood sugar goes up after a bowl of cereal. With so many over-the-counter and prescription drugs going generic and finally saving patients hundreds of dollars, naturally we’re wondering, “When on earth are we gonna get generic insulin?”
Sadly, probably not anytime soon.
Bio-What?
In fact, there really…
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As we all know, there’s A LOT to remember when it comes to diabetes. So Timesulin, a virtual company founded in 2009 in Germany, Sweden and the UK, hopes to help patients remember whether or not they’ve taken their insulin injection.
Unlike insulin pumps, most insulin pens don’t come with a memory that you can scroll through to check whether or not you already bolused for your dinner. What to do if you’re unsure? Not taking…
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It’s not too often we have a new insulin making its way on the scene, so we were excited to hear that Novo Nordisk filed two applications with the FDA for a new “ultra long acting” insulin called Degludec, and another for something called DegludecPlus, a combination of degludec and insulin aspart (Novolog), which would be available in an insulin pen in a fixed 70% degludec/30% Novolog ratio. The company is hoping for FDA approval…
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There’s nothing quite like the horror of having an insulin pump suddenly go postal at eleven o’clock on a Saturday night. The buttons that don’t respond to touch, the motor that spins wildly, the shrieking alarms. It’s almost enough to induce a panic attack!
Although insulin pumps are the treatment method of choice for both Amy and I, they are machines. Which means that sometimes they go kaputt. Unlike Amy who rocks an Omnipod, I…
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