Good read on insulin for BBers
This article by Cy Wilson is a good read on insulin in general. However, it is somewhat dated, and I don't agree with all of it. It's long, so I have to post it in 3 separate posts.
He makes the implication that an insulin-sensitizing agent is mandatory with insulin use (he suggests metformin as being superior). This isn't the case. An insulin-sensitizing agent may be beneficial, but certainly is not necessary. Additionally, the currently preferred insulin-sensitizing agent would be a PPAR agonist, such as rosiglitazone, as opposed to metformin.
He also makes the claim that insulin lispro (Humalog and I believe novorapid/actrapid) do not have the propensity to induce insulin resistance. I think that's a misinterpretation of the data and is unsubstantiated. The insulin lispros may have much less potential to induce insulin resistance, but to imply that there is no potential to induce insulin resistance is irresponsible without further justification.
I'm also including the original hyperlinks in his article.