What are the bioethical issue of insulin?

In type 2 diabetis it is the resistance of the cells in the body to Insulin which is the cause of the ailment. We know several ways to improve the capacity of cells to improve absortion of sugar. However we are not sure what makes the cells to resist...

I was diagnosed with Insulin Resistance and PCOS in June of 2010. I was not given any information into the IR issue of my diagnosis and was put on Yaz birth control to help with the PCOS despite telling her we are TTC. So I have done some research in...

A close relative believes that since she is taking insulin to keep her blood sugar where it needs to be, she can eat cookies and candy and drink sugary sodas just as she always has. So far, she has shown no health problems from this. But it flies in...

Im a diabetic, female, 17, have had diabetes since i was 8, i just want to be like everyone else. Taking my insulin when i need to seems to be a daily problem. I forget, or I only eat once or twice a day and not on a set schedule, i take my bed time...

My wife, who has had an insulin pump for almost 18 years, has somehow never traveled more than one time zone with it. Next week she has 5 day business trip to the West Coast, and we live on the East Coast. Any diabetic MeFi's have experience crossing...

I'm 16 but I get dizzy a lot I was at the movies the other day and was eating mnm's then I started to fell shaky, really hot, nauseous, and just disgusting I wasn't really dizzy that time I also had a headache and when I came out of the movies my face...

Had a traveling vet tell me my horse might be a diabetic. I think all four feet are hurting him. He has his two back feet under him, one front out to the side. I was thinking he was going to get and abscess, but after talking to the vet on the phone...

So Ive been a Type 1 diabetic for 13 years and on a pump for about 4 years. In the last 18 months I have dropped weight and toned up my body. Since Ive dropped body fat I had to go from using the 9mm cannula quick sets to the smaller 6mm because I had...

I work with a diabetic woman who tests her blood and injects herself with insulin at her desk. There are 7 of us in our department which is an open area. We find this higly offensive but HR seems afraid to address this situation. Could the reason they...