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Creature Update

Animal Person

Furthermore, the insulin that was best for her back then, a long-acting one called Humulin U, for Ultralente, is no longer in production. Vetsulin was the perfect new product, except for the fact that it's animal (pig) based, unlike human insulins, and then there was the problem with quality control that was first reported last year.

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On the Vetsulin "Recall"

Animal Person

I alerted my regular (non-specialist) vet of this and though he didn't treat me like a crazy person, he didn't do any research, either. Last night, my vet called to update me. Other times, nine was too much and Violet would come close to crashing. He just figures I know what I'm doing. Supply is limited.