Ganapathy V, Thangaraju M, Gopal E, et al
Because of a shortage of brand-name drugs, it was legal
You use less syringe volume per dose, and each vial lasts longer in terms of injection count
8 weeks at ~200 mcg/day: ~2 vials 12 weeks at ~200 mcg/day: ~2 vials 12 weeks at ~300 mcg/day: ~3 vials Insulin Syringes (U-100, 1 mL) Per week: 7 syringes (1/day) 8 weeks: ~56 syringes 12 weeks: ~84 syringes Bacteriostatic Water (10 mL bottles) Use ~3.0 mL per 10 mg vial for reconstitution
The suspected mechanism is glucagon activity: the glucagon receptor is expressed in certain tissues of the peripheral nervous system, and its chronic activation appears to alter neurosensory signaling in some subjects
Two imaging studies are used together to confirm spinal stenosis: X-ray shows bony alignment, bone spurs, disc-space narrowing, and any vertebral slippage (spondylolisthesis)