# Biohacking Insulin - Best Story of the Bunch
**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/biohacking-insulin-best-story-of-the-bunch/7602
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**Created:** [May 31, 2019, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/biohacking-insulin-best-story-of-the-bunch/7602 "2019-05-31T15:11:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2019, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/biohacking-insulin-best-story-of-the-bunch/7602/1 "2019-05-31T15:11:04Z")
This is the best of the articles I have read on the subject. Interesting idea. I probably won’t be going down this path, but at least they are doing something.
> **[Biohackers With Diabetes Are Making Their Own Insulin](https://elemental.medium.com/biohackers-with-diabetes-are-making-their-own-insulin-edbfbea8386d?gi=7e5d058a4076)**
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> Diabetes is a punishingly expensive disease. In an Oakland warehouse, scientists are going DIY.
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### Author:  [@glitzabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/glitzabetes)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2019, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/biohacking-insulin-best-story-of-the-bunch/7602/2 "2019-05-31T15:49:44Z")
I’ve been part of OpenInsulin’s google group for a little while now 🙂 I haven’t been able to make it out to Oakland to attend a meeting in person thus far but they’re definitely doing some cool stuff. Though I would be lying if I said I wasn’t kinda concerned that Anthony intends to just inject the insulin into himself to test its efficacy.
Counter Culture Labs, where they operate out of, is also just a really cool idea, essentially a microbiology/synthetic biology lab that anyone can become a member of if they pay the fees and do the required safety trainings. As someone currently working in an academic lab filled mostly with equipment bought second-hand, I applaud their ability to pull something like that together
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### Author:  [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2019, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/biohacking-insulin-best-story-of-the-bunch/7602/3 "2019-05-31T16:19:53Z")
Really cool that you are part of their group. I have often thought of putting a small lab together. You can buy things like GC-MS, and almost everything short of an NMR for 20 - 35% of the new price for really good equipment. But have never pulled the trigger.
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### Author:  [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2019, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/biohacking-insulin-best-story-of-the-bunch/7602/4 "2019-05-31T17:51:39Z")
I like the idea too but I sort of wonder about the implementation and actual decisions given what the need is in the world, if that makes sense. We don’t need to use open insulin but I think the idea of a public domain insulin that could be made very cheaply and is as good as Humalog or Novolog is certainly intriguing.
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### Author:  [@Boerenkool](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Boerenkool)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2019, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/biohacking-insulin-best-story-of-the-bunch/7602/5 "2019-06-01T09:53:52Z")
Very interesting story, but I wouldn’t feel comfortable using such insulin unless I had no other option. Who ensures that every batch of insulin has the exact same concentration? A small mistake in the procedure can have serious consequences. Without external monitoring of the production process, I would find it very hard to trust the purity and safety of insulin made by some DIY guys.
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### Author:  [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/biohacking-insulin-best-story-of-the-bunch/7602/6 "2019-06-01T14:58:12Z")
I agree, although if there was an activity test where you could assure things batch to batch and dilute to the proper concentration that would be interesting. I would be more worried about the purity.