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  2. Insulin shock therapy - Wikipedia

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    A patient subjected to the practice in Lapinlahti Hospital, Helsinki in the 1950s. A few psychiatrists (including Sakel) claimed success rates for insulin coma therapy of over 80% in the treatment of schizophrenia. [11] A few others argued that it merely accelerated remission in those patients who were undergoing remission anyway.

  3. Intensive insulin therapy - Wikipedia

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    An insulin pump can be programmed to infuse a steady amount of rapid-acting insulin under the skin. This steady infusion is termed the basal rate and is designed to supply the background insulin needs. Each time the patient eats, he or she must press a button on the pump to deliver a specified dose of insulin to cover that meal.

  4. Diabetes management - Wikipedia

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    There are several types of insulin that are commonly used in medical practice, with varying times of onset and duration of action. [32] - Rapid acting (i.e. insulin lispro) with onset in 15 minutes and duration of about 4 hrs. - Short acting (i.e. regular insulin) with onset in 30 minutes and duration of about 6 hrs.

  5. Insulin (medication) - Wikipedia

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    Insulin was first used as a medication in Canada by Charles Best and Frederick Banting in 1922. [85] [86] This is a chronology of key milestones in the history of the medical use of insulin. For more details on the discovery, extraction, purification, clinical use, and synthesis of insulin, see Insulin

  6. Weekly Insulin Shots for Type 2 Diabetes May Be as ... - AOL

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    The latest clinical trial results from Eli Lilly show the drug manufacturer's once-weekly insulin injection is just as effective as daily insulin shots for managing A1C levels in diabetes.

  7. Health Rounds: Once-weekly insulin from Eli Lilly appears ...

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    Eli Lilly’s experimental insulin that is injected just once a week is as effective as daily insulin injections for maintaining blood sugar levels in patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes ...

  8. Leonard Thompson (diabetic) - Wikipedia

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    After a refined process was developed by James Collip to improve the canine pancreas extract, the second dosage was successfully delivered to the young patient 12 days after the first. [2] Thompson showed signs of improved health and went on to live 13 more years taking doses of insulin, before dying of pneumonia at age 26. [3] [4]

  9. Diabetic coma - Wikipedia

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    People with type 1 diabetes mellitus who must take insulin in full replacement doses are most vulnerable to episodes of hypoglycemia (low blood glucose levels). This can occur if a person takes too much insulin or diabetic medication, does strenuous exercise without eating additional food, misses meals, consumes too much alcohol, or consumes alcohol without food. [5]

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