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Re:Open Insulin Foundation by andyjohnson0 on Friday July 16, 2021 @05:55AM (#27854607)
Not really relevant to the topic of open source insulin, but insulin is sometimes administered intravenously in a hospital setting as an emergency measure to control potentially-fatal levels of hyperglycemia.
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Re:Open Insulin Foundation by cperciva on Friday July 16, 2021 @11:31AM (#27857308)
Not just as an emergency measure; if you've got IVs set up anyway (e.g. because you're treating hypokalemia) then it may be more convenient to drip insulin in rather than administering it subcutaneously.
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Re:Open Insulin Foundation by bregma on Friday July 16, 2021 @06:32AM (#27854789)
Also as a means of murder and in the past as a means of torturing mental health patients. If you really want to be pedantic.
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