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Avatar m tn Sorry this is such a late response, but no, Humilin R (regular insulin) is not a substitue for Novolog, which is a fast acting insulin. However, her insulin supply is still good for up to 30 days after taking it out of refrigeration. Hope she made it there OK and you had a nice visit.
Avatar n tn I have been using Novolog Pens for about a year now, and recently have had several problems with their quality. My pharmacist is telling me that most diabetics use Humalog (and Novolog use is rare). Has anyone else had problems or switched from Novolog to Humalog? Are there Novolog users out there? Thanks....
Avatar n tn I am wondering if anyone else has to change sites so often, and whether it could be the insulin (humalog)? We love the flexibility and precision of the pump, but this has been difficult.
Avatar n tn I use a sliding scale of Humalog at mealtimes and I use 14 units of Lantis each evening. Lantis is a 24 cylce insulin or a long acting insulin where Humalog is short term or short acting insulin. But this just shows you that different people have different needs. Before I used Lantis I used to use NPH-which is a shorter long acting inuslin-more like 8 hours. Have you tried giving your Novolin before you eat?
Avatar n tn Your doctor needs to supply aletter of medical necessity. It is illegal for the insurnce company to not let you have the right insulin for your pump. your doctor needs to get on the phone with the insurnce company. and so do you ask for a supervisor.
Avatar n tn t afford the novolog so while have to buy regular insulin to replace the rapid acting insulin. My doseage of novolog is 4 units before meals so is that how much regular insulin I should take?
Avatar n tn I am a type 1 diabetic and I have been using Novolog for the past three years. For the first year I was using it by shots, but the last two years I have been using it in an insulin pump. In the last three to four months I have developed intense itching at the infusion site when I change it. For about 36 hours it itches so much I have scratched it to bleeding. In the last few weeks it has begun itching almost as soon as I put in a new canula.
Avatar n tn If your total daily dose of insulin were 30, then 1800 divided by 30 = 60, meaning that 1 unit of Humalog or Novolog would drop your blood glucose approximately 60 mg/dl. Not that I would use this sensitivity calculation to get the amount of insulin I would need to lower my BG (fear of over-bolus because I have insulin still in me). My pump does that calculation and so far has kept me in the mid-80s to lmid-90s reliably. Just wanted to know what the general ratio was out of curiosity.
Avatar n tn 12. He goes to school all day, and sometimes gets hungry and I am wondering if it is necessary always for him to take insuling even for snacks? Any ideas/input would be appreciated.
Avatar n tn Although I'm not a juvenile, I'm 26 years old and have recently been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. I just stumbled upon this forum and think it's great. Since being diagnosed, I've been taking it pretty well. I inject 24-hour Lantus (basal) insulin once before bed. Before each meal, I inject with a NovoLog insulin pen, one unit for every 30g of carbs I'll be consuming.
Avatar n tn I take mixtard 24 units at noon and 22 units at 9pm sleep is normally from 2am to 9am
Avatar n tn Most diabetics in America who take injections rather than using a pump use Lantus once or twice a day and a quick-acting insulin like Novolog before meals. We do not normally take NPH with the Lantus, for they do similar things. Once the Lantus dose is right, NPH becomes unnecessary. I would suggest that you discuss this with her endo.
1273125 tn?1365077526 We agreed that if my mealtime numbers continued to be high that we would use a bolus insulin such as Novolog. I contacted her and she was going to call in the Novolog. My numbers have remained high and I am begining to worry about long term effects. The physician decided that this was not the best course of treatment and stopped the script. I waited for an hour at the pharmacy. I called the next morning and we kind of had issues.
Avatar n tn Hi, my name is Paige and my son is 9 years old. He has been a diabetic for 3 years now. His last a1c was 8.2 which is 1 point higher than the last result. I'm a registered nurse but I feel helpless and unable to manage my son's diabetes effectively at times. The physician we saw last week has highly recommended an insulin pump for him. Although I'm convienced it will probably work great I'm very scared he's not ready for a $5000.00 piece of equipment.
Avatar n tn If he is overweight even though a type 1 diabetic, then some type 2 treatment may be necessary in addition to his insulin, for fat cells tend to cause insulin resistance problems. I am just guessing, based on what you wrote. If this is the case, then it sounds as if your doctor is doing the right thing, but perhaps needs to switch to another medication since the glucophage doesn't seem to agree with him.
Avatar m tn Me to have had type i for thirty year my ac are better controlled with a insulin pump fill better now i get my humalog all the time.I was in a motocross crash in 2013 broke my clavicle all my ribs ripped my right lung hurt my pelvis and both hips 36 hours major surgeries 16 months of physical therapy.now i have diabetic neuropathy.legs are numb and feet are always hurting and cold and numb.but my blood sugars are always good my last a1c was 6.9 vs 11 five years ago when i got on a pump.
Avatar n tn She ate one small piece of pizza, small piece of cake and 1/4 cup of ice cream and ran around playing hard for 5 hours. Before dinner(6:00 p.m.) 234 bg; had 7 units of novolog; at 10:00 p.m. reading was 231; we did not give insulin because we thought it might be adrenaline. At 1:00 a.m. the bg was 298; gave 2 units of novolog. At 7:00 a.m. bg was at 266.
Avatar f tn I am an insulin dependant diabetic. I was out of Levemir for several days and I tried to control with Novolog. Wednesday and Thursday I was running over 600. Yesterday I got my Levemir and started taking it right away. It took most of the day to get down to 350. I was feeling real sick all day. Sleepy, dizzy, nauseous. muscle weakness. I slept from 6:00 pm until 10:00 am. My numbers were up to 500 again. I got them back to 300 by 3:00 pm, but have continued to feel just as sick.
Avatar n tn If I had a choice between properly maintaining my blood sugars through insulin therapy or rolling the dice and skipping insulin for a few hours. Doing that too often isn't worth the risk, im my opinion. Have you ever considered the pump? Since it would be attached to you, you'd have a lot harder time forgetting it.
Avatar n tn For the past year, I have been taking Novolog Insulin in combination with Lantus. I have noticed the beginning stages of cellulite around the areas where I give the Novolog injection. I am a 27 year old, juvenile onset diabetic. I am thin for my height and have never had a problem with cellulite until the change in medication. Can this be linked to either of the new insulins that I am taking?
Avatar n tn Hi again, PlantDoc, Sheesh, how frustrating! I'm also a pumper and found that this book was very helpful for me. It's at many bookstores, including Amazon.com and might be in a local JDRF resource room, too. It's called, Pumping Insulin, Everything you need to Know for Success with an Insulin Pump, by Ruth Roberts & John Walsh. The most current edition is from 2000, I think. There are folks who do better on shots than with the pump and you might be one of them.
Avatar n tn No one can really tell us how to test active insulin for him on a pump. This is not an easy subject to find much info on. Is it different for everyone? Any idea's?