Insulinum
Sarcode remedy for diabetes and blood sugar regulation. Supports pancreatic function. Used as adjunct in diabetes management. Hypoglycemic symptoms — weakness, trembling, hunger. Skin conditions with diabetes.
Source
Prepared from purified insulin (the pancreatic hormone), potentised.
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Diabetes mellitus — adjunctive remedy. Supports pancreatic function and insulin sensitivity. Hypoglycemic symptoms — weakness, trembling, cold sweat, hunger, irritability (symptoms of low blood sugar). Skin eruptions with diabetes. Boils and carbuncles in diabetics. Used to reduce insulin requirement (under medical supervision). Glycosuria.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Irritable when hungry (hypoglycemia). Confused. Anxious. Trembling.
General Symptoms
Pancreas and blood sugar. Worse from fasting, sugar excess. Better from eating, regular meals.
Physical Symptoms
Stomach
Ravenous hunger — must eat frequently. Nausea. Sugar craving. Thirst.
Urinary
Glycosuria — sugar in urine. Frequent copious urination (polyuria).
Skin
Boils, carbuncles in diabetics. Slow-healing wounds. Dry, itching skin.
Extremities
Weakness, trembling. Cold sweat. Numbness (diabetic neuropathy).
Modalities
Better From
Eating, regular meals, rest
Worse From
Fasting, sugar excess, exertion, irregular meals
Constitutional Type
Diabetics. Those with blood sugar dysregulation. Pancreatic weakness.
Clinical Indications
Diabetes mellitus (adjunct), hypoglycemia, pancreatic support, boils in diabetics, glycosuria, blood sugar regulation
Comparative Materia Medica
Syzygium jambolanum lowers blood sugar. Uranium nitricum has diabetes with emaciation and edema. Phosphoric acid has diabetes with debility from fluid loss. Pancreatin is another pancreatic sarcode.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Crude insulin in excess causes fatal hypoglycemia. In potentised form above 12C, no material insulin remains. Safe in all potentised forms. Must never replace prescribed insulin — adjunctive use only under medical supervision.
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