The medicine that we take to control our diabetes is wonderful, but like any medicine it comes with a whole bunch of problems. I’ve written about some of these problems here, like drug interactions in “Worst Pills?” and weight gain in “Our Double Bind”.
Especially serious, however, is when you are allergic to the medicine that your doctor prescribes. These allergic reactions can be life threatening.
Most disturbing is when you rely on insulin, and it turns against you. It doesn’t...
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