My grandfather was a diabetic. I used to see him prepare in the afternoon for his dose of insulin. My grandmother used to boil the syringes and he used sit and inject himself. I used to wonder how he could do it. Now this could be a thing of the past. Indian scientists have created a form of insulin which needs to injected much less frequently, maybe as less as once a month. This is definitely a boon for diabetic patients.
An interesting point is that this breakthrough has been achieved by a government institution and not the private sector. So there is a greater scope for this to be put to common use and less emphasis on the commercialization of the product. A patent has been filed already. Now care has to be taken that this is not leaked to anybody and that the institute that has created this should be allowed to fully enjoy the benefits.
In other news Maharashtra has suspended bus services to Belgaum in Karnataka which has been a bone of contention between the two states. The centre has said that language cannot be the only criterion to decide the state. This has been met with opposition by some Maharashtrians. Their stand is akin to saying that Kashmir should go to Pakistan because the majority population is Muslim.
I am reminded of a joke I read somewhere once. When God created the world he called his wife and showed her his creation. She examined it and said, "You have loaded India with so many riches, is it not unfair to the rest of the world?" God gave a smile and said, "Wait till you see the kind of people I create in this country."
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