Human insulin.
Human insulin may be advantageous for certain subsets of patients, such as those with gestational diabetes and those who need insulin only during stress or surgery. To date, there is no evidence to support the use of human insulin in diabetics who are doing well on older insulin preparations.
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D004274:DNA, Recombinant; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D061389:Insulin, Regular, Pork
D004274:DNA, Recombinant; D007328:Insulin; D061389:Insulin, Regular, Pork; C000006:insulin, neutral