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This is ISF/DIA testing from earlier today. I think it probably needs a further attempt but it looks as though at smallish doses, it's hanging around for about 2.5 hours.
Pretty sure going directly to my GP would be a waste of time.
It definitely seems to work more quickly. Breakfast with a healthy portion of beans this morning and a five minute pre-bolus? Glucose went up from 4.7 to 7.2 and is on the way back down again now.Wow, this sounds like incredible stuff! I can imagine it's especially useful for corrections; the worst part of NovoRapid for me is when I am high and need to correct and have to wait an hour for the correction to kick in. It would probably help reduce cases of over correcting and "rage blousing".
Do you think this will slowly replace NovoRapid? I worry the NHS will try to keep people on NovoRapid because they are more familiar with it. I assume new diagnosis are still getting prescribed NovoRapid at the moment?
I need to find time to speak to my DSN to see if I can ask her to help me change my prescription. Pretty sure going directly to my GP would be a waste of time.
If generics enter the market place. I've not seen anything about a generic novorapid in my diggings, and we knew about Basaglar well before the Glargine patent was up. And to be honest, I think Fiasp you'd get away with the better management argument. As far as I'm aware, Novorapid is going to continue to be produced for some time.So even though Fiasp is currently the same price as NovoRapid, when Novo's patent expires and generics enter the market Fiasp will be seen as more expensive option? And therefore it may be more difficult to get it prescribed?
I feel like we're forcing you to feed. But could you do the same with Humalog?. 18 minute pre-bolus, another donut? It would be interesting to see the effect especially since you're hooked up to to the Nightscout trend graph.So to crank things up, I had a second Krispy Kreme waiting (with similar CHO properties). This one was given a n 18 minute lead time and so far my BG has remained flat. I ate it an hour ago!
Humalog was no faster for me than Novorapid. And for me that needs a 30-40 min pre-bolus for Krispy Kreme to avoid a big spike.I feel like we're forcing you to feed. But could you do the same with Humalog?. 18 minute pre-bolus, another donut? It would be interesting to see the effect especially since you're hooked up to to the Nightscout trend graph.
To be clear on Novo Nordisk's strategy, NovoRapid comes to end of patent very soon (later this year I believe), so will be liable for BioSimilars and I believe that Fiasp is part of the evergreening process. It's damned annoying though, because it shows that the medical patent process doesn't speed up the need for rapid improvement in treatments.
I'd be really wary of this. My tests have shown that at small doses, it seems to only last a couple of hours, but when I did a larger dose, there was very much a tail effect. Novo says that it lasts as long as NovoRapid, and I can quite believe that. I'd like to see a graph that shows absorption time in a clamp vs dose size.because it might only be active for a couple of hours as I regularly end up 'stacking' my Novorapid.
I'd be really wary of this. My tests have shown that at small doses, it seems to only last a couple of hours, but when I did a larger dose, there was very much a tail effect. Novo says that it lasts as long as NovoRapid, and I can quite believe that. I'd like to see a graph that shows absorption time in a clamp vs dose size.
Obviously, I don't want to do a massive great bolus to see if I can determine tail length if I can avoid it. I'd have to be fairly high for that....
Wow, this sounds like incredible stuff! I can imagine it's especially useful for corrections; the worst part of NovoRapid for me is when I am high and need to correct and have to wait an hour for the correction to kick in. It would probably help reduce cases of over correcting and "rage blousing".
Do you think this will slowly replace NovoRapid? I worry the NHS will try to keep people on NovoRapid because they are more familiar with it. I assume new diagnosis are still getting prescribed NovoRapid at the moment?
I need to find time to speak to my DSN to see if I can ask her to help me change my prescription. Pretty sure going directly to my GP would be a waste of time.
The only way I can enjoy high fat / high carb meals (e.g. pizza) without spikes is by splitting out my bolus over multiple shots.Why would anyone split a bolus? That sounds like an easy way to get low to me.