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16 December, 2017
24 January, 2015
PAINLESS INSULIN DELIVERY SYSTEM
Medicine
aims to alleviate the pain and distress. Many diseases scourged mankind for
ages. Marvellous inventions and discoveries have been made in the field of
medicine right from the very early times. The significant ones that changed
history as we know it today are
- Antiseptics
- Antibiotics
- Anaesthesia
- Anti-Rabies vaccination
- Insulin
Medicines
which can be taken orally are well accepted by patients. Injections play a
major role during Surgeries (Anaesthesia), acute emergencies and in cases of
severe infections where we want the drug to take an immediate effect . One life
saving medicine which doesn’t come under any of the above mentioned categories
is Insulin. Many people have lost their lives to acute hyperglycemia (High
Sugars). Those affected by the non insulin dependent type of Diabetes (Type2) suffered
the long term complications of elevated blood sugars.
It was the discovery of Insulin secreting cells in the pancreas by Langerhans which paved way for future research. Banting and Best provided us with a cure in a bottle – INSULIN. This saved millions of lives and continues to do so.
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| Paul Langerhans |
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| Islets of Langerhans |
It was the discovery of Insulin secreting cells in the pancreas by Langerhans which paved way for future research. Banting and Best provided us with a cure in a bottle – INSULIN. This saved millions of lives and continues to do so.
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| Porcine Insulin |
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| Bovine Insulin |
We have come a long way from crude Porcine, Bovine insulin to designer insulin. As the years passed safe insulin was developed. These were devoid of side-effects, much safer to use and more stable are various temperatures. So with this weapon we are ready to heal the world of Diabetes?? Oh No.... Wait.... There is one more problem....
29 June, 2014
AFREZZA - DREAM COME TRUE?
Hi folks,
Hope you all are doing well. After a break of 6 weeks from blogging I am
back......!
So let’s start with good news!
There might be chance that out patients can use insulin without pricks!
Yes!
FDA has approved Oral insulin for clinical use. It’s named AFREZZA (uh-FREZZ-uh)
AFREZZA is insulin that is breathed-in through your lungs (inhaled) and is
used to control high blood sugar in adults with diabetes mellitus.
AFREZZA is not for use in place of long-acting insulin. AFREZZA must be used with long-acting insulin in people who have type 1 diabetes mellitus.
AFREZZA is not for use to treat diabetic ketoacidosis.
It is not known if AFREZZA is safe and effective for use in people who smoke. AFREZZA is not for use in people who smoke or have recently stopped smoking(less than 6 months)
It is not known if AFREZZA is safe and effective in children under 18 years of age
This drug comes in a form of inhaler with cartridges of 4units and 8 units.
We hope this product will be in India soon.
One main side effect is that it can reduce lung function. Some of them also have mentioned about incidences of lung cancer but these side effect profile needs to be confirmed. This drug will be ideal if the side effects mentioned are not because of AFREZZA.
Will update as soon as I get more info on this product.
Dr.Riyaz Sheriff
R.S Clinic
165/3B Teacher's colony
Vettuvankeni
Chennai 600115
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| THE PAST! |
So let’s start with good news!
There might be chance that out patients can use insulin without pricks!
Yes!
FDA has approved Oral insulin for clinical use. It’s named AFREZZA (uh-FREZZ-uh)
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| AFREZZA |
AFREZZA is not for use in place of long-acting insulin. AFREZZA must be used with long-acting insulin in people who have type 1 diabetes mellitus.
AFREZZA is not for use to treat diabetic ketoacidosis.
It is not known if AFREZZA is safe and effective for use in people who smoke. AFREZZA is not for use in people who smoke or have recently stopped smoking(less than 6 months)
It is not known if AFREZZA is safe and effective in children under 18 years of age
This drug comes in a form of inhaler with cartridges of 4units and 8 units.
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| This is how it looks! |
One main side effect is that it can reduce lung function. Some of them also have mentioned about incidences of lung cancer but these side effect profile needs to be confirmed. This drug will be ideal if the side effects mentioned are not because of AFREZZA.
Will update as soon as I get more info on this product.
Dr.Riyaz Sheriff
R.S Clinic
165/3B Teacher's colony
Vettuvankeni
Chennai 600115
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