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Although no difference in oral medicines or insulin has been stated
in these articles, I can attest to the fact, insulin makes life a lot
easier. Without adequate insulin, the slightest error in food consumption
leaves the diabetic with high glucose for 12-24 hours, and that is not a
good thing. I have the best reports using insulin only. I find with
exercise, I can return a spike to normal within 15 minutes, if I have
adequate insulin in the system. On the contrary, the insufficient insulin
combined with exercise will run my glucose very high. I sing the praises
everyday for the short acting insulin. That is all I use and life has
turned into real joy. I have been using insulin only for the past 24
months and would refuse pill therapy if offered again. I exercise 90
minutes at one time and add 5 10 minute workouts throughout the day --
before work, break, lunch and second break. The last short exercise burst
come after work. I drive 45 minutes to the gym and do 90 minutes on the
aerobic eliptical machine. I get lots of nitric oxide, dompamine well
controlled glucose and a euphoric sense of life. I love my new life, I
hated life on pills -- that was not life but an existence counting the
days till death. I now plan to live to be age 100.
Neil Kirk nkirk50@earthlink.net.
Glenwood, Iowa 51534
712-527-4127
I believe in insulin
Although no difference in oral medicines or insulin has been stated
in these articles, I can attest to the fact, insulin makes life a lot
easier. Without adequate insulin, the slightest error in food consumption
leaves the diabetic with high glucose for 12-24 hours, and that is not a
good thing. I have the best reports using insulin only. I find with
exercise, I can return a spike to normal within 15 minutes, if I have
adequate insulin in the system. On the contrary, the insufficient insulin
combined with exercise will run my glucose very high. I sing the praises
everyday for the short acting insulin. That is all I use and life has
turned into real joy. I have been using insulin only for the past 24
months and would refuse pill therapy if offered again. I exercise 90
minutes at one time and add 5 10 minute workouts throughout the day --
before work, break, lunch and second break. The last short exercise burst
come after work. I drive 45 minutes to the gym and do 90 minutes on the
aerobic eliptical machine. I get lots of nitric oxide, dompamine well
controlled glucose and a euphoric sense of life. I love my new life, I
hated life on pills -- that was not life but an existence counting the
days till death. I now plan to live to be age 100.
Neil Kirk
nkirk50@earthlink.net.
Glenwood, Iowa 51534
712-527-4127
Competing interests:
None declared
Competing interests: No competing interests