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In response to "What is their beef with insulin? -- nm" by Pippy Reacher

Fun fact: diabetics who have at ANY point taken beef-derived insulin are not allowed to donate blood because of mad cow disease. -- (edited)

Posted by kelly Aug 7 '22, 08:37

It’s all lab produced now, but 40 years ago when I was first diagnosed, I was on pork insulin.

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