All type I diabetics (that's me) require insulin. Many type II diabetics do, too, and avoid pure sugars for the same reason that type I diabetics do. The sugar cube or Jolly Rancher comes in when either too much insulin is accidentally dosed, or a long-term insulin is dosed, but meals aren't available.
So, in other words, the sugar isn't used as a treatment for the disease, but it can be used as a counter for an overdose of the treatment. There's also the question of whether or not insulin is a drug. Is something a drug if it should be there, but isn't? Seems a grey area to me. --Ben S.Isaac Dealey wrote: >>>So ... the sugar used to treat Diabetes isn't >>>a drug then? > > >>What you talkin' bout, Willis? You don't treat >>diabetes with sugar... insulin is a protein. > > > Not all diabetics require insulin right? I'd always heard that > regulating sugar up or down was a treatment for milder cases -- so, if > you knew your blood sugar was low you'd suck down a Jolly Rancher or a > sugar cube. :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:168586 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
