Altria Group Inc. Chief Executive Marty Barrington is retiring and will be replaced by another 25-year company veteran. Mr. Barrington, who has held the top post for six years, will retire in May after a quarter of a century with the tobacco company, Altria said Thursday. His replacement is Howard Willard, 54, the company's current operating chief and former finance chief.
ApidraÂ® (insulin glulisine) is a prescription form of insulin used to treat type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes in adults. It is a rapid-acting insulin used to help control the spike in blood sugar levels that occurs after meals. It is typically used in combination with a long-acting insulin.
Insulin comes in a number of different types including short acting (such as regular insulin) and long acting (such as NPH insulin). Insulin is used to treat a number of disease including diabetes and its acute complications such as diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic states.nsulin is used to treat a number of diseases including diabetes and its acute complications such as diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic states. It is also used along with glucose to treat high blood potassium levels. Insulin was formerly used in a psychiatric treatment called insulin shock therapy.