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This article should be merged with the other language articles. There are two different Q wikipedia items Check these ones: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulin You can't go through them through the Languages tabs! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adam080 (talk • contribs) 23:16, 8 February 2020 (UTC)
"It regulates the metabolism of carbohydrates and fats by promoting the absorption of glucose from the blood to skeletal muscles and fat tissue and by causing fat to be stored rather than used for energy."
Insulin regulates the metabolism of fat? And carbohydrates? OK, i'm no scientist. But i thought insulin regulated the distribution of glucose. Could someone please take a look at this and verify or correct. ThankeeLonginus876 (talk) 14:47, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
In the fourth paragraph of the article, it is stated that insulin is a protein of 110 amino acid residues, with a molecular mass of 5808 Da. It is preproinsulin that has a polypeptide length of 110 residues, and a molecular mass closer to 12,500 Da. After proteolytic processing prior to secretion, the active hormone insulin is composed of 51 residues in two chains crosslinked by cystine residues. The isotope-average molecular mass of the 51-residue insulin monomer is very close to 5808. 128.2.226.68 (talk) 15:42, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
CAN WE TALK INSULINE AS A ALCOHOL — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.131.14.26 (talk) 08:07, 31 July 2016 (UTC)
Was briefly reading through the article when I located what I believe to be erroneous statements:
When the pancreatic beta cells are destroyed by an autoimmune process, insulin can no longer be synthesized or be secreted into the blood. This results in type 2 diabetes mellitus...
In type 1 diabetes mellitus the destruction of beta cells is less pronounced than in type 2 diabetes, and probably not due to an autoimmune process.
These statements are mixed up for Type 1 and 2 diabetes as far as I understand. There may be even more errors, a full review of the Insulin article by subject matter expert is highly recommended.
FinalStage (talk) 16:25, 29 August 2016 (UTC)
I believe a new header should be added titled "Intranasal Insulin" as Intranasal Insulin has differing effects as traditional routes of administration for insulin.
It is important for people to know how Intranasal Insulin differs from subcutaneous injections. For example Intranasal Insulin has been researched to not cause hypoglycemia (source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23107220) and does not affect systemic glucose control (source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24101698). --CuriousGeorge16 (talk) 02:46, 23 January 2017 (UTC)
Question: Since this article has been critiqued as too long and unfocused does anyone agree that Intranasal Insulin should be briefly discussed here and linked to a new wikipedia article titled "Intranasal Insulin"? link to credible research studies on Intranasal Insulin here — Preceding unsigned comment added by CuriousGeorge16 (talk • contribs) 02:51, 23 January 2017 (UTC)
There was only one mention of inhaled Insulin on this page. Do you guys think it would be beneficial to add that inhaled insulin has been linked to cancer or has at least been shown to be dangerous? (source here
Also I think we should distinguish between Inhaled Insulin and Intranasal Insulin as they seem similar to the layman but have vastly different effects and safety profiles. --CuriousGeorge16 (talk) 02:56, 23 January 2017 (UTC)
There is material at Draft:Regulation of the insulin gene which could possibly be used to expand the "Regulation" section or be made into a stand-alone article: Noyster (talk), 09:12, 18 November 2017 (UTC)
Clearly insulin is a necessary good for those who need it so ordinary price elasticity does not apply. However, the availability of competing brands and formulations mean that substitute goods should provide some elasticity. Does anyone have a marketplace explanation for the high price of insulin in today's marketplace in the USA? EdEveridge (talk) 19:18, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
I'm sure you are correct in saying "The crystal structure of insulin in the solid state was determined by Dorothy Hodgkin in 1969". I'm just not seeing the source. Macdonald-ross (talk) 08:26, 4 May 2022 (UTC)
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