Platypus (And Echidna) Venom Could Treat Type 2 Diabetes, Adelaide Researchers Find

ABC News ^ | 11/30

[Conan the Librarian]

Perry to the rescue!

Perry! Perry the Playpus!

[Viking2002]

I do three pills a day and a weekly shot for mine. I'd mate with a platypus if I thought it would help.

[DannyTN]

That’s great. Now all I need to do is find a platypus in mating season.

[DannyTN]

[The Antiyuppie]

Couldn’t they find some more common, easier to acquire naturally occurring medicine, like, perhaps ground-up grizzly bear toenails?

[Tuscaloosa Goldfinch]

I didn’t know echidna’s had venom - knew about the platypus.. My 23 y.o. son in law has type 1 - wears a pump. :-/

[Noumenon]

I’m currently getting by on 2000 mg of metformin. Numbers in the 110-125 range most days.

[Viking2002]

Yeah, I do 1000 mg. of metformin twice daily, 100 mg. of Invokana, and a weekly shot of Trulicity. I used to do a daily shot of Victoza before I got switched to the weekly, and my doc tried to add insulin to my regime, but I was allergic to a preservative in it had was having bad reactions, so I do the Truliciy now. What a godsend. It's actually helped promote some weight loss and brought my A1C down to the 7.0 threshold.

[Ray76]

Platypus have venom?

[Noumenon]

That’s great. I was diagnosed about 2 months ago, and I took immediate and aggressive action with respect to my diet. Lost 10 pounds and this is the best I’ve felt in years. Plus, my divorce earlier this year helped my to shed about 150 pounds of dead weight.

[Viking2002]

LOL! I said the same thing when I ditched my first wife. *chuckle* Where's your A1C hanging these days?

[Noumenon]

I’m due for a checkpoint at the end of DEcember. It was a very scary 12.1 Givwen my low day-to-day blood glucose numbers, it’s probably well south of the original number. I was having a very bad time, and I’m glad I caught it in time.

[Viking2002]

My God. Glad you caught it in time. My first wife - The Turkish Troll - had degrees in biology, pharmacology, and an MBA. She did pharmaceutical research and marketing for the large firms that screw us on the cost of these drugs. She kept telling me that I had diabetes for years before I got diagnosed (found out that it's hereditary, not from poor diet or lack of exercise). The one time I should have listened to her henpecking, but didn't......anyway, I've got nephropathy in both feet and lower legs now. I have to take 400 mg. of Neurontin x4 daily for it. Plus Lasix for edema. I'll stop there. I'm a wreck. LOL

[Noumenon]

Funny thing about this is that I belatedly realized that I had been suffering with mild symptoms of this for years. But some internal switch flipped about 3-4 months ago. I was on the panic pee train (once every 30 minutes or so) and worse, my vision began to go. It’s pretty much back to normal now, but I’m going to wait another few months before I redo my specs. I also experienced deep fatigue. My get up and go just got up and went.

At his point, I think I’ve got a handle on it. I’m far more active and I’ve become very carb-conscious. Thank the heavens above that I can still go for a good bowl of pho from time to time.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Never knew ‘platypi’ had venom. Learn something new every day.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

:( Hope you find relief, Viking.

[RedWulf]

There’s already a cure for Type 2 diabetes. The low carb, high fat keto diet had been normalizing blood sugar levels and keeping people healthy for years now. Most people who get on the diet are able to come off mems in 6 months to a year.

[nickcarraway]

A lot of people don't want any work, just a pill.

Or the venom of a weird creature, in a pinch.

[RedWulf]

>A lot of people don’t want any work, just a pill.
>Or the venom of a weird creature, in a pinch.

Keto’s not work, just a better diet for people with insulin resistance. Useful for losing weight and general inflammation reduction as well(Also completely fixes non-alcoholic fatty liver). Anti-diabetic drugs loose their effectiveness over time and never fully stop the damage from high blood glucose.

Here’s a study on it:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16318637

>>The LCKD improved glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes such that diabetes medications were discontinued or reduced in most participants. Because the LCKD can be very effective at lowering blood glucose, patients on diabetes medication who use this diet should be under close medical supervision or capable of adjusting their medication.

https://www.reddit.com/r/keto/wiki/keto_in_a_nutshell