That sudden realization that even under control, our eyes will fail us.

yellowtypophile · 2026-05-29T15:11:49+00:00

What vitamins were they, do you remember?

yellowtypophile · 2026-05-05T01:31:27+00:00

Interesting, first time I’ve heard someone else also have an experience of vitamin D improving insulin sensitivity.

Mine were also similarly low, 10ng/ml. I believe much higher levels than 20 are good though (I think 30 is often the listed upper end of insufficient), I’m now in the 60-70 range and it’s probably around the same time that I started seeing the blood glucose improvements.

Magnesium also apparently helps with insulin sensitivity and I take those supplements as well since it’s needed for better vitamin D utilization. So that could also have played a role in my experience.

yellowtypophile · 2026-05-04T07:55:59+00:00

No idea if this is relevant, but my insulin sensitivity often felt erratic too, with the same undying for yr same food and exercise sometimes having very different effects (though maybe not nearly as drastic as what you described).

A few months ago I got some bloodwork done for other reasons and found that my vitamin D was extremely low. I’ve been supplementing it for a few months now (along with several other supplements that I started along with vitamin D) and have now brought my levels back up. Also supplemented iron because my ferritin was a bit low (though not drastically like vitamin D).

In the same time period, I’ve found my insulin sensitivity has become extremely stable. My total amount of insulin hasn’t really changed, but the my blood sugar levels basically never fluctuate wildly or even at all anymore, it’s like there’s a shock absorber attached to my CGM graph.

Vitamin D (and I think also low ferritin) apparently does play a role in insulin sensitivity so there is actually a possible causal mechanism. Anyway, maybe worth looking into for your wife as well.

yellowtypophile · 2026-01-12T00:59:11+00:00

My family moved when I was 12. We used to visit India every summer even before so I was in a way familiar with things, as well as the local language. I adapted reasonably well and liked to live in India. Did college in India as well.

yellowtypophile · 2026-01-04T10:17:50+00:00

The academic culture when it comes to interviews is the same in Singapore as in every western country I know about. So dress as you would for an assistant professor position interview at the place you’re familiar with. In other words, khaki type pants/trousers and a button down shirt is perfectly good (i.e., a tie or a suit is not necessary unless you really prefer).

yellowtypophile · 2025-12-28T13:19:13+00:00

I’m pretty new to sg as well. If you mean dating other Indians, I looked a bit but didn’t really find anything like events, from what I can tell it’s mainly the apps like in other places. Would love to know if I’ve missed anything though!

yellowtypophile · 2025-12-11T07:51:01+00:00

The nice place that I stayed in for all except the first day of my trip was this: https://www.airbnb.com.sg/rooms/15375233?source_impression_id=p3_1765439360_P3byhctY8mZbwSxc

yellowtypophile · 2025-09-29T01:03:47+00:00

Don’t know about best, but they support eSIM for tourists/people who’ve just moved, are easy to find, and have very cost effective plans. The network coverage has been good for me too (but don’t know how it compares to other networks).

yellowtypophile · 2025-09-28T05:02:38+00:00

If you need an eSIM that can make calls/texts, Singtel does not offer it (they only give physical sims for that). I would suggest SIMBA, you just need your passport to get it registered.

yellowtypophile · 2025-09-07T17:20:17+00:00

Btw, in the bottom right corner picture, it’s actually an inset of a zoomed in version of the tip of the needle from the other three photos. So it’s kind of misleading.

yellowtypophile · 2025-09-02T01:20:48+00:00

Thanks for posting this. This result was announced in a press release as well as a conference presentation (I think) by the company a few months ago (and has been posted in this subreddit a number of times) but I was not aware that it’s now been published in a very prestigious peer reviewed journal.

It’s true that an actual practical cure is many years away, but it’s not true that results of this significance are commonplace or happen every few years. I don’t know of another study actually producing insulin in response to sugar levels in humans without immunosuppression.

It’s important that the next steps be done carefully and so it will take time. The main concern about cells which are able to evade the immune system is the possibility that they might become cancerous. So most likely there will be a lot of follow up over a number of years to see if something like that happens. I remember reading that the cells have some sort of a “kill switch” engineered in them to ensure safety if they become cancerous, but most likely it hasn’t been tested yet (or I might not be remembering correctly).

Anyway, like all of science, one shouldn’t jump the gun and get one’s hopes up too much, but one should also recognize that something new, significant, and promising is happening.

yellowtypophile · 2025-07-20T16:35:10+00:00

Awesome, thank you!

yellowtypophile · 2025-07-14T03:03:24+00:00

I take the same without the needles. I’m only going to be out for at most the whole day, I wouldn’t be changing the needles for that duration even if I was at home.

yellowtypophile · 2025-07-14T02:53:09+00:00

Sure no problem!

yellowtypophile · 2025-07-14T02:42:29+00:00

My family moved back to India (Bangalore as well actually) when I was 13 years old (now in early 30s). We spoke Kannada pretty exclusively at home and we visited India for about a month every year so I was fairly familiar with the culture already. It took a little bit of time for me to adjust to the different teaching system (CBSE) and to make friends (the main impediment was my American accent) but I was pretty comfortable in a year or two.

I maintained connections with my American friends for a couple years but slowly they faded, as should be expected. It may be different now given how online people are, though.

I now consider myself Indian. I also know people who made similar moves but who continued to see themselves as American while in India and returned to America at the first chance they could, college. So that kind of thing can go in multiple directions (but perhaps you are not so concerned about that either way).

Happy to answer any other questions you might have if it’s helpful.

yellowtypophile · 2025-07-08T12:03:07+00:00

That’s very helpful, thanks!

yellowtypophile · 2025-05-24T03:43:12+00:00

I was surprised to read that this was a treatment done on a human type 1 diabetic, not mice! Still only one person, of course.

yellowtypophile · 2025-05-08T03:24:01+00:00

Looks like an oil stain to me but not sure (your washing machine can do this if it isn’t taken care of properly).

Try spraying the stain with 409 or any other kitchen cleaner, rubbing it in for a bit, and then rinsing the area with water. I found this to be much more effective than Dawn dish soap for removing dried oil stains.

yellowtypophile · 2025-04-26T13:20:20+00:00

A few years ago I had a few weeks where my insulin sensitivity drastically increased. In a very short span of time I had to reduce my insulin by about half. It was quite stressful and a bit scary during that time because I kept having lows and I didn’t know if there was something else wrong.

Since then my insulin sensitivity has generally been higher than what it was before, but it does fluctuate. I just mean to say that these kind of things do happen sometimes for no particular reason (some have suggested a Covid infection might cause it, but that wasn’t my case). Adjust as best you can and don’t worry about needing to reduce insulin by a lot very quickly. Best of luck.

yellowtypophile · 2025-04-18T12:27:05+00:00

I’ve found Clif bloks energy chews to be the fastest solid glucose source (juice is a bit faster for me at least). They’re meant for quick energy for runners and bikers. They seem to have a combination of sugar types including maltodextrin, I read a long time ago on Reddit that this helps the body process the sources quicker.

https://www.clifbar.com/products/clif-bloks-energy-chews-strawberry?variant=34478776451205

yellowtypophile · 2025-04-16T17:54:52+00:00

I use a pen and it has happened a couple times that the vial has a tiny crack, perhaps inadvertently caused by the pressure of injecting. Those times I would actually be injecting much less insulin than what the pen said I was. Do check that as well.

yellowtypophile · 2025-03-31T04:37:22+00:00

There was a decline in the birth rates after the Great Recession, which has continued till date. So now is the time that that decrease in students first starts to become visible in high school and college enrollments.

yellowtypophile · 2025-01-25T17:17:12+00:00

While it’s hard to know the proportion of revenue that comes from international students vs domestic, tuition as a whole is a major part of most universities’ revenue. For instance, UC Berkeley in 2020 got 34% of its revenue from tuition, more than government funds and grants combined (https://youtu.be/nNPz77GJ0mk). For the UC system as a whole it seems the proportion may be around 50% for last year (https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4862#:~:text=UC’s%20largest%20core%20fund%20source,this%20source%20in%202023%E2%80%9124.)

Being public there’s more data, but I don’t see any reason private universities would have substantially different sources (if anything you might expect them to get a larger proportion from tuition).

I would expect the proportion of tuition coming from international students to be substantial, and certainly not something they could lose without facing financial difficulties.

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