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Insulin drops from $700 a month to $48 a month thanks to Donald Trump!!! (media.patriots.win)
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– Lord_Yeezus 6 points ago +6 / -0

Considering that diabetes treatment hasn’t changed in the last 50 years tells you something.

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– PinochetIsMyHero 2 points ago +2 / -0

But it has changed. We are no longer extracting insulin from pig and sheep carcasses. Nowadays, most insulin is genuine human insulin produced by genetically engineered yeast. There are dozens of different drugs to modify the effect of insulin, and even apparently multiple types of insulin.

See my other comment (replying to the guy you replied to) for an earfull on keto.

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– Lord_Yeezus 2 points ago +2 / -0

I read it. Glad to hear you found something That works for you, fuck being dependent on medication for the rest of your life. Keep on it dude!

I also didn’t know that about the insulation. For type 2, the solution seems to be diet and exercise. For type 1, it’s too bad we can only treat the symptoms with insulin rather than treat the pancreas itself. Maybe we’ll get there some day. Regardless, I wish you the best.

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– PinochetIsMyHero 2 points ago +2 / -0

Thanks!

For type 1, it’s too bad we can only treat the symptoms with insulin rather than treat the pancreas itself. Maybe we’ll get there some day.

We're really, really close. They can now produce islet cells from stem cells (self-transplants derived from marrow or fat cells, of course, just like ALL of the stem cel treatments they're figuring out -- who ever would have guessed that cells harvested from aborted fetuses would cause transplant problems?!?!?). The only problem is protecting these cells from the immune system so that the patient's own body won't just destroy the new ones.

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