Trump asks whether he should be taking insulin despite not being diabetic

[TomCADem]

Source: USA Today

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump pondered on Tuesday whether he should be taking insulin, a hormone typically prescribed to diabetics, during an announcement for a plan which would aim to drastically reduce the price of insulin for people on Medicare.

"I don't use insulin," Trump said. "Should I be? Huh? I never thought about it. But I know a lot of people are very badly affected, right? Unbelievable."

In people with Type 1 diabetes, the pancreas can’t make insulin. Those with the condition require several doses of insulin a day.

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Asked later by a reporter why he would take insulin, Trump asked surgeon general Jerome Adams to answer, in which he explained to the president that, "Your body, Mr. President, actually makes insulin endogenously."

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/05/26/trump-asks-whether-he-should-taking-insulin-despite-not-being-diabetic/5263965002/

[Rhiannon12866]

1. ...

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. This wasn't The Onion?

He thinks he should take insulin even though he's not diabetic? And does he have any idea what "endogenously" means?

I think he should take insulin, lots of it, just to make sure he doesn't become diabetic...

[groundloop]

4. I'm not sure he believes that, more likely he was just rambling on and on because he's clueless

But yeah, it would be a good thing if he were to take as much insulin as he can get his hands on.

[backscatter712]

10. Absolutely. LOTS OF INSULIN!

You're the boss, Donald! Don't let those egghead doctors try to talk you out of it! Remember Trump, if some is good, more is better!

[freepotter]

15. Mix it

I hear it's best when mixed with bleach or a disinfectant. A lot of people are saying this!

[SergeStorms]

24. With a double...

hydroxychloroquine chaser. It'll cure what doesn't ail you, Little Donnie.

[Scarsdale]

38. I'm all in favor

of him taking insulin. Yes, please Don the Con.

[Arkansas Granny]

17. I thought it had to be The Onion, also. It's getting harder every say

to tell satire from reality.

[GB_RN]

41. Satire Is Reality

When it comes to Dolt45. Never in my wildest dreams would I ever have imagined the day that headlines that could be from “The Onion” would be actual headlines about a president of the US.

[riversedge]

34. When I heard this yesterday,, my jaw dropped. I think I have heard the stupid from trump-then this

type comment appears from his a. hole mouth.

[C_U_L8R]

3. Endogenously

I'd love to see the squirrel inside Trump's orange noggin trying to figure that word out.

[pbmus]

28. ....

[marble falls]

36. Trump when asked about it later said he was a very stable "endogenius".

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. Try battery acid or weed killer...

...you worthless bastard.

Nobody will miss you.

[rpannier]

7. Lysol and/or Bleach

Though I heard light may work as well

[BigmanPigman]

16. I vote for rat poison.

Get the job done right.

[dalton99a]

45. +1

[ironflange]

51. Especially Melania

[elleng]

6. 'I'll think about it.'

[iluvtennis]

8. guess trumpty dumpty is unaware that taking insulin when you don't need culd cause insulin OD

and kill you. oh me, oh my, what a dumbass orange POS.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. Sshhhh. Don't tell him.

[GB_RN]

42. Yup.

I second this...

[iluvtennis]

47. LOL. 😂 nt

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

18. I agree with The Velveteen Ocelot

Don't tell him.

[BlueMTexpat]

31. +1! eom

[Lars39]

32. He's also encouraging those with diabetes

to not take it when needed.
Some elderly people can be very resistant to the injections if they had previously only taken only the pills.
He knows he’s encouraging agony and death.

[RockRaven]

11. Man, if you think you saw people die unnecessarily from taking hydroxychloroquine...

You ain't seen nothing yet!

[Leghorn21]

12. What has he got to lose?

[Scarsdale]

39. Also, WE

have everything to gain!

[sakabatou]

13. *facepalm*

[Mz Pip]

14. Sure, why not?

What have you got too lose?

[PatSeg]

19. "Latest Breaking News"

Donald Trump says something truly stupid yet again.

[Thekaspervote]

20. Oh please go right ahead!! Beyond the pale stupid

[LudwigPastorius]

21. Insulin, Bleach, Hydroxychloroquine, Adderall, Statins...

Just put all that shit in a blender and mainline it right into your eyeball, you fucking broken maniac.

[Blue Owl]

22. Tell us more, Dr. Trump!

[Warpy]

23. Sounds like he never met a drug he didn't want to try

Oh, I went through a period of that in the 60s, but I was early 20s and when the 60s ended, so did any experimentation.

Insulin never appealed to me, putting myself into a coma and destroying much of my brain seemed a distinctly unattractive proposition, and the Sunny von Bulow case hadn't even happened yet.

Dr. Adams should know better than use big words to Big Dummy, who will undoubtedly interpret "endogenously" to mean it doesn't make enough and he needs more.

I'm actually a little surprised Big Dummy isn't looking at insulin, his diet is one big cheat and his body type screams "metabolic syndrome." Clearly someone has mentioned it as a threat in the past, it's on his pea brain.

[hvn_nbr_2]

44. That's what it sounded like to me

Someone mentions a drug and he thinks "I should try that." His thought process: all the scientific evidence says a drug doesn't work for Covid but some guy at the next urinal said it was good, so he took it.

I suspect that he thought "endogenous" meant "in a dog genius." It doesn't matter that that doesn't make any sense. He's accustomed to things not making sense and it's just part of life for him. Anything scientific is Greek to him. The President's Daily Briefing is just a bunch of incomprehensible words. Scientists and medical professionals use words he doesn't understand so he considers them useless.

[Dan]

25. Yes, he should take it, two or three shots a day.

[Grokenstein]

26. "I've heard awesome things about HCI!"

"Should I be using it? Incredible! Things are happening! Covfefe bixby prelude! (abruptly freezes up for twenty minutes, drooling silently) Pickle Rick! People are saying! Fantastic? Poopie!"

He is a gibbering buffoon.

[DeminPennswoods]

27. Kinda surprised given his diet and weight,

he's not a type 2 diabetic.

[Aussie105]

29. He probably is.

Type 2 is common in people of his skin color - white, not orange - age, weight and poor dietary habits.
Throw in a lack of regular exercise, and type 2 is guaranteed.

It's just most type 2 diabetics don't know it, around half, and shy away from finding out with a glucose tolerance test because it would interfere with their self declared perception of perfection and invulnerability.

One of the telltale signs is peripheral nerve damage, eg difficulty in drinking from a container with one hand, difficulty in walking.
Sound familiar?

Full disclosure: I'm type 2.

But YES Don, try some insulin! What have you got to lose?

[Sancho]

30. He has never done an annual physical in 2020...

...that we know of, and he’s probably developing diabetes. The docs may want him to take insulin at this point.

[Paladin]

33. Never thought I'd be in favor of someone self-medicating...

...but these are strange times in which we're living.

[Lonestarblue]

35. He's signaling his supporters to start demanding and hoarding insulin.

Hoarding leads to higher demand which leads to shortages which leads to higher prices the drug manufacturer can charge which leads to bigger profits which leads to higher stock prices. I think we underestimate how Trump’s musings affect the stock market and how savvy investors can make a lot of money. I think I remember some news articles about mysterious investors who made millions a year or so ago when Trump announced he was shutting down the border with Mexico completely. The market went down for a few days and within a week Trump announced that he wasn’t doing anything about the border. Short sellers made a bundle—almost as if that was the plan! There’s a reason we don’t know for why he has pushed hydroxychloroquine so hard. He may not own stock in its manufacturer but I suspect some Fox hosts do. Trump’s way of paying them for broadcasting his lies.

[BrightKnight]

56. Yeah, follow the money. nt

[Maxheader]

37. Hardcore...

Self destruct...

I think most see the b.s. for what it is..Hopefully the clorox chuggers do to...

[whistler162]

40. Where is the Vaudeville Hook when you need one.

https://thumbs.gfycat.com/PalatableHomelyKoodoo-mobile.mp4

[healthnut7]

43. Maybe

He is trying to tell everyone that he IS a diabetic. Overweight and lifestyle can be a factor in becoming a Type 2 diabetic the older you get, the more you are at risk. It wouldn't shock me if he's been one for awhile.

[moose65]

48. Sweet Jesus in heaven above...

I thought I had heard him utter the most ridiculous shit I could possibly hear, but it seems there's no bottom with Trump. Sheesh. And I can guaran-damn-tee that he doesn't know what "endogenously" means.

The level of stupidity of this man knows no bounds. I ask yet again: HOW can his supporters see him and hear him and not realize that the man is insane?

[MissMillie]

49. If he's feeling poorly I recommend

leeches.

From what I hear a good blood-letting can work wonders.

[rockfordfile]

50. How is this news?

[Steelrolled]

58. I know, I saw a clip and it was obvious is was idle chit-chat.

But of course he gets the attention he wants, and more free advertising for Trump Inc. He really is playing the media.

[CaptYossarian]

52. He didn't know his pancreas was "androgynous".

He's projecting again. His girth has made his pancreas incapable of producing enough insulin for his massive weight. This will explain whenever someone outside his inner circle may see him test his blood sugar or "shoot up" into his fat cells.

This means his 2-year regimen of oral meds has concluded. The speech issues and imbalance could have come from hypoglycemia.

It also explains why his hamberders come with a DIET Coke chaser.

[BrightKnight]

54. Hydroxychloroquine is effective with Metformin.

Most of the healthy mice tested died. It is the most popular type 2 Diabetes drug. Perhaps he should try that with bleach chaser.

[BadGimp]

55. Anyone think The AssClown in Chief knows what "endogenously" means?

[Joinfortmill]

57. Vote

[thesquanderer]

60. It gets worse. Look at this later exchange from that press conference:

Speaker 5:
Is there any reason why someone who does not have diabetes would take insulin? Is there any sort of medical reason for that?

Donald Trump:
I could ask that question to anybody like to discuss that. Do you want to discuss it, please? Go ahead. Do you know the answer? Either one of you or both. Come on and let’s get these highly paid executives up here to give the answer. Seema, please. Jerome. We picked a good one. We got it right.

Jerome Adams:
Your body, Mr. President actually makes insulin endogenously and people such as you and I, we make our own insulin. So yes, we do utilize insulin, but we make it ourselves. Other people who have diabetes oftentimes need exogenous insulin made by many of these great manufacturers here so that they can be healthy and live long and successful lives.

Donald Trump:
And Tracy, do you agree with that? And the question I found to be a very interesting one, but is that an unusual question or an unusual circumstance?

Tracy:
I’m not sure that it’s an unusual question, there are many people who are not clear on {inaudible}.

Donald Trump:
Right. Okay, good. I thought it was a very good question, actually.

He really had no idea that insulin is only for diabetics. He asked if the doctors behind him knew the answer. Not satisfied with one answer, he needed to confirm the other doctor agreed. And then commented on what a good question it was. He really hadn't a clue.

https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-transcript-on-protecting-seniors-with-diabetes-may-26

[Bengus81]

61. I agree....he should be taking it. About a gallon per day should do the trick