Insulin Therapy Center

Concerned about the extreme weather disasters we have had and those predicted, I reached out to Carol Atkinson, Director of Insulin for Life, a trusted organization, to see how we could help. She was so busy putting packages together for people who have diabetes, she quickly told me the story of Wharton, Texas. It was Labor Day weekend. Hurricane Harvey had just hit and it hit Wharton, Texas hard. They were in need of insulin.

Serum concentration levels of both chromium and manganese metals are altered in people with and without diabetes.

Apart from Sotagliflozin’s use in the treatment of people with type 2, SGLT-1 and SGLT-2 inhibitors effects on type 1 currently being explored.

In adults with two or more antibodies predicting the development of type 1 diabetes, treatment with daily oral insulin therapy did not prevent development of the disease, but a small subset experienced a 31-month delay in clinical diabetes development.

I have type 1 diabetes and have been living with it for the past 11 years. I take daily insulin injections to stay alive and well. A couple of years ago, I had a very frustrating incident when my insulin stopped working. I began injecting loads of insulin, and even with multiple doses my blood glucose wouldn’t drop.

However, in 2016, Novo Nordisk halted the development of their basal oral insulin tablet.

Results presented in the ADA 77th Scientific Sessions suggests the use of an investigational glucagon-blocking agent can improve glycemic levels and reduce insulin requirements.

The DEVOTE trial compared cardiovascular safety in two basal insulins; insulin degludec was found to have additional benefits.

One long-acting insulin may be better at controlling glycemic variations.

Problems associated with the use of U-500 insulin syringes. We received two reports of accidental prescribing of the new BD U-500 insulin syringes for outpatients who were using a U-100 insulin product. In one case, an endocrinology clinic called the hospital pharmacy to ask how to order U-500 syringes. During the conversation, it became apparent that there was some confusion about the use of these syringes. The pharmacist stressed that the patient should not use a U-500 syringe to measure any insulin concentration other than U-500, or the measurement would be incorrect, leading to a 5-fold underdose.