British National Formulary [BNF] No 30, September 1995 page 280 (and also
in the current edition ) states:
     Preparations of human sequence of insulin should theoretically be less
     immunogenic, but in trials no real advantage has been shown.

Folks,
I've developed a problem with a thumb joint and a foot joint that are both
quite painful. The doctor did the tests and it isn't gout, rheumatoid
arthritis, Lyme, or another autoimmune syndrome, so he thinks it is just

I'm glad to be back as i now have my routine back. Days of decent readings
and eating normally again. I like being off on holiday but I do like getting
back to  work again, i think if i am off work too long i will become
unemployable ;)

As a IPG I don't have near as much experience to talk
about diabetes as all of you, but I do have some with exercise.  I
personally recommend Tai Chi for a safe workout, which you can do in less
than 10 sq ft.  An exercise bike is kind of boring, treadmills likewise,

I've been using pens for a couple of years.  I carry both the Novolog
and Novolog 70/30, and know when and how to use them.  (The adventure
of getting over giving myself a needle is a story for another time
LOL!)  I use anywhere from 4 to 10 units of one or the other depending

Some of us are here because we have what can
amount to a fatal illness.  These groups provided
me with the information that has helped me.
But the internet has changed.   It is filled with

.
Research on the various chelation therapies from Harvard and other
Universities...its a hot topic these days.
Does chelation therapy used for heart patients (calcium targeted) work well

There is no reason to spend much money on
weight control programs.   MU is very correct
in the EAT LESS.  The thing is that you have
a brain--use it.  If you want entertainment it

I lost the original thread on this, but I someone asked if there was
less of a threat for Mad Cow disease for kosher meat. There's a
anrticle in the NY Times today in which they state that there is less
of a chance:

Prescription Discount Cards, Dental and Eye Care are all part of this
affordable health option.
If you are uninsured or underinsured you owe it to yourself and your
family to check this out.  Who among us can afford to be without some

At this time of year especially, my house is full of chocolate almost
everywhere you look! Now I am type 2 and I find it increasingly difficult to
resist the odd bit of choc left lieing around...so I ask my wife and four
children not to leave their chocs lieing around. They think I ...

Hi there. I am at high risk for diabetes based on what Ive read and
have alot of the "symptoms", I want to be tested for it. But I am out
of work so I dont have insurance. About how much should I expect to
pay to get tested for it? No one in my family has it so I dont really

Norm, I can't seem to reply to you via e-mail.  Keeps bouncing back to me.
So here's my answer about vision problems.
Blurry vision is a problem for most diabetics at some time or other.  It has
to do with fluctuations in BG.  There is no one set number for which these

.
What is acceptable as proof of valid interest in new approaches or
therapies?
What if the AMA says its no good, but the EU medical assn's say its good and

Mexico meldt succesvolle behandeling diabetes
MEXICO-STAD (ANP) - Voor het eerst zijn suikerziektepati?nten met succes
behandeld door transplantatie van alvleeskliercellen van een varken. Dit
heeft het Mexicaanse ministerie van Volksgezondheid vrijdag (plaatselijke