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Is there a preferred insulin for diabetes type ii?

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The first line : Treatment for diabetes is not insulin. It is first dietary and lifestyle changes, then various oral medications. The last would be insulin. There is no preferred type of insulin........

Dr Pappas and another doctor agreed

Answered 10/14/2013

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