Sunday, February 12, 2012

All SharePosts Relating To "Insulin"

Expert_badge Ann Bartlett

Ann Bartlett

(Profile)
Wellness Center Owner, living with type 1
Our Expert |  HealthCentral Community Member
Get Widget TooltipGet Widget
This widget is a small module that you can place on personalized sites (like iGoogle, Facebook, or your blog) and get automatic updates from our experts!   |  RSS

November is Diabetes Month!

A few years ago, IDF, International Diabetes Federation, started World Diabetes Day on November 14th, and a recognized day by the UN.  The significance of November 14th was that is was the birthday of Frederick Banting, the key scientist who discovered insulin and helped to reproduce it for those of us afflicted with diabetes.  With his... Read moreChevron
posted 11/01/2011, comment (1)|
Read all my posts  | Subscribe | Send Message
Expert_badge Dr. Bill Quick

Dr. Bill Quick

(Profile)
Physician who is living with diabetes.
Our Expert |  HealthCentral Community Member
Get Widget TooltipGet Widget
This widget is a small module that you can place on personalized sites (like iGoogle, Facebook, or your blog) and get automatic updates from our experts!   |  RSS

Premixed Insulin and Type 1 Diabetes

I received the following e-mail question: "I have type 1 diabetes and want to confirm with you on how to take insulin. I take 70/30 (NPH/Regular, premixed), 10 units in the morning and 8 units in the evening. i take my insulin at 6AM and 6PM and eat immediately. Is this the right way to do it?"   My reply: Although... Read moreChevron
posted 07/17/2011, comments (2)|
Read all my posts  | Subscribe | Send Message
Expert_badge Ann Bartlett

Ann Bartlett

(Profile)
Wellness Center Owner, living with type 1
Our Expert |  HealthCentral Community Member
Get Widget TooltipGet Widget
This widget is a small module that you can place on personalized sites (like iGoogle, Facebook, or your blog) and get automatic updates from our experts!   |  RSS

Are You an A1c Champion?

Champions are those people who make us feel good, be better people, or who give us validation and inspire us to want to work harder.  My mind can sift through my childhood memories and recall people who made me feel confident, but none were people living with diabetes! I didn’t know anyone else with diabetes until a few years ago and... Read moreChevron
posted 03/17/2011, comments (2)|
Read all my posts  | Subscribe | Send Message
Expert_badge Dr. Bill Quick

Dr. Bill Quick

(Profile)
Physician who is living with diabetes.
Our Expert |  HealthCentral Community Member
Get Widget TooltipGet Widget
This widget is a small module that you can place on personalized sites (like iGoogle, Facebook, or your blog) and get automatic updates from our experts!   |  RSS

Insulin Therapy While Hospitalized

It's interesting when one belongs to several organizations, and finds that two of them disagree with a guidance written by a third. That has happened earlier this month, when two diabetes organizations, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA), issued a joint statement decrying a... Read moreChevron
posted 02/26/2011, comment (1)|
Read all my posts  | Subscribe | Send Message
Expert_badge Dr. Bill Quick

Dr. Bill Quick

(Profile)
Physician who is living with diabetes.
Our Expert |  HealthCentral Community Member
Get Widget TooltipGet Widget
This widget is a small module that you can place on personalized sites (like iGoogle, Facebook, or your blog) and get automatic updates from our experts!   |  RSS

Human vs. Non-human Insulin

I recently received the following e-mail:I'm borderline diabetic so I haven't learnt much yet about diabetes or the medication used to treat it but I am now aware of news items concerning diabetes. The other day I saw a news item that said that non-human insulin is about twice as expensive as human insulin so the NHS (I live in the UK) has advised... Read moreChevron
posted 02/20/2011, comment (1)|
Read all my posts  | Subscribe | Send Message

Ask a Question

Get answers from our experts and community members.

Btn_ask_question_med
View all questions (3731) >
Related Diabetes Topics