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About & editorial policy
Insulin Clinics exists to be the kind of plain-language reference on insulin therapy that we wish patients had been handed years ago.
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What we are
Insulin Clinics is an independent, nonprofit-style educational website. Our scope is narrow on purpose: insulin therapy and the questions that surround it. We do not cover every aspect of diabetes, every medication, or every clinical scenario. We aim to be useful for the things people actually search for — what insulin does, how it is dosed, what to do when something goes wrong — and to point clearly to the care team for everything else.
What we are not
- We are not a medical practice. We do not diagnose, prescribe, or treat. Reading this site is not a substitute for working with a qualified clinician.
- We do not give individualized advice by email or otherwise. Questions about your specific dose, your specific symptoms, or your specific medication should go to your prescriber.
- We do not sell products of any kind — no insulin, no devices, no books, no courses, no supplements.
Editorial policy
Sources
We write to align with mainstream clinical sources. Each page reflects the consensus of one or more of the following bodies, and we say so when sources disagree:
- American Diabetes Association (Standards of Care)
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK / NIH)
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration product labeling
- National Health Service (NHS) patient guidance
- Mayo Clinic patient education
- Peer-reviewed publications such as the New England Journal of Medicine, Diabetes Care, and The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
When we describe specific timing or thresholds (for example, the 15-15 rule, time-in-range targets, the 4 mm needle recommendation), we use ranges that mainstream sources agree on. When sources differ — for example, on in-use shelf life of specific insulin products — we note the disagreement and direct readers to the package insert or their pharmacist.
Reviewers
Each page lists a "Medically reviewed by" line and a "Last reviewed" date. Reviewers are practicing clinicians (endocrinologists, diabetes educators, primary care physicians, or pharmacists) who are not paid by industry for their work on this site. Reviewer credentials are listed on each page; biographies will be added on this site as the team grows.
Updates
Pages are reviewed at least annually and updated sooner when:
- A major guideline changes (for example, new ADA Standards of Care)
- The FDA approves a new insulin or device class
- Pricing programs or copay caps change in ways that affect access
- A reader points out a substantive error
No industry funding
We do not accept money, advertising, sponsored content, or in-kind support from insulin manufacturers, device makers, pharmacy benefit managers, or pharmaceutical wholesalers. We do not run advertising of any kind. We do not use affiliate links. We do not collect or sell visitor data.
This is intentional. Most patient-facing content about insulin online is produced by parties with a financial interest in what you take. We think the lack of one is the most useful thing we can offer.
Privacy
This site does not use analytics, cookies, tracking pixels, third-party fonts, or any other client-side data collection. The server logs typical web requests for security and operational purposes; those logs are not shared with anyone and are deleted on a rolling schedule.
Suggesting a correction
If you find a factual error, an out-of-date piece of information, or a passage that is unclear or could be made more accurate, please tell us. Specific is better than general — a sentence and a source go further than "this is wrong."
The fastest path is the email address on the contact page. Suggestions from clinicians and from people living with diabetes are equally welcome and read by the same team.
Accessibility
The site is built as plain HTML with no JavaScript, no images, and no third-party fonts. It works in screen readers, on slow connections, in older browsers, and offline once a page has loaded. We test pages for color contrast and reading level. If you find an accessibility problem, please let us know.