| hi deusxm,
i will start by pointing out that i changed onto human insulin more than 16 years ago and had no option about it because it was the same then as it is now, your doctor tells you what is the best for you and are not interested in anything you have to offer in return as they always know best,when they first introduced human insulin i was told that i could lose my warning signals which looking back i should never have been given it , this time is different my body had already adjusted so it was no dramatic change but i got told there were absolutely no problem with lantus as it was the new wonder drug drug for diabetes it would also bring back my warning signals sounded too good to be true and it was even to the extent i was told all the problems i had had nothing to do with lantus but nobody could give any reason as to why all my problems have now gone because as you said it is a LOT CHEAPER ,for some reason as with car insurance and jobs you can do diabetics will always be second class citizens and yes i feel very strongly about this because as you say people going from animal - human is more severe so why change it,before lantus came on the market there were a number of danger warnings and concerns about it but they were ignored as it was cheaper,i wonder if the money they save will go to the care for the 20% that they say it wont work for,i very much doubt it,you say about the ethical views,yes people should have the choice about what they are taking for religous reasons or any other reason but this choice is being taken away for people that want to stay on animal as the medical profesion will always dictate that they know best,i wonder if they were to start taking hypos during the night or even just one hypo in there lives if they would have the same opinion ?.
you also talk about iddt and the pressure from pharmaceutical companys did you know that most forums like this you are not allowed to talk about a lot of things incase you upset these companys and they threaten to shut down these sites do you think that is fair? maybe if you changed to pork you might find it works better for you,i also have high blood pressure and am taking tablets 20 years earlier than i should be but i have never noticed any effects you have had as the sweating cleared when i changed back,i have been speaking to a lot of diabetics recently who have had all the problems i have had and through iddt i have realised quite strongly that i am not the only one which i previously had been told,i also think these forums are very good as all through my life i think i must have talked to about ten diabetics and never talked about what i was feeling ,it has been an eye opener to realise there are a lot of people out there in the same boat and yes sometimes it does get heated and i think that might be down to being able to release those built up frustrations.
all the best
joe  | 
