Energy require to convert saline water to fresh water for a range of salinity and recovery levels. 1 kJ/kg (1.05 kWh/kgal). Seawater is 3.5% dissolved salts by weight.
I'm type 1 diabetic, always had problems w prednisone raising my blood sugar. I was just prescribed 20 mg a day for 7 days for a SLE flare up. I can't believe this, I'm having quite a few lows! It was interesting to see someone else have the same.
During glucose infusions in the presence of similar blood glucose levels, the IRI was lower after prednisone treatment (18 +/- 1.5 muU/ml) than during the short and prolonged glucose infusions (42 +/- 5.1 and 63 +/- 7.0 muU/ml).