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<blockquote data-quote="noblehead" data-source="post: 634489" data-attributes="member: 11028"><p>It's a long time since I used it, but here goes. It's slow acting so you have to take it 30 mins before you eat, it's action is such that it peaks much later than analogues and this is why a small snack is needed between meals. I'm not sure about it's suitability for someone on a LCHF diet, perhaps the likes of CarbsRok might help out here or the IDDT (that Rob mentioned earlier) may know.</p><p></p><p>I can't think of any other issues with it except that you had to shake the insulin vial before injecting, I used glass syringes back then with big needles and they caused all sorts of problems with injection sites, with the modern pens and disposable syringes I'm sure it would be much better to inject now than back then.</p><p></p><p>I don't have the same issues with Novo, what I do is inject 10-20 mins before I eat (depending on the food) to match the spike, Gary Scheiner (Think like a Pancreas book) goes into this in great detail, suggesting people can inject up to 40 mins before depending on the food eaten, insulins like Novo & Apidra are sold as rapid-acting insulins and you can take them just before or after eating, however in most cases nothing could be further from the truth.</p><p></p><p>Do see a specialist Artemis and don't put up with this any longer than you need to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="noblehead, post: 634489, member: 11028"] It's a long time since I used it, but here goes. It's slow acting so you have to take it 30 mins before you eat, it's action is such that it peaks much later than analogues and this is why a small snack is needed between meals. I'm not sure about it's suitability for someone on a LCHF diet, perhaps the likes of CarbsRok might help out here or the IDDT (that Rob mentioned earlier) may know. I can't think of any other issues with it except that you had to shake the insulin vial before injecting, I used glass syringes back then with big needles and they caused all sorts of problems with injection sites, with the modern pens and disposable syringes I'm sure it would be much better to inject now than back then. I don't have the same issues with Novo, what I do is inject 10-20 mins before I eat (depending on the food) to match the spike, Gary Scheiner (Think like a Pancreas book) goes into this in great detail, suggesting people can inject up to 40 mins before depending on the food eaten, insulins like Novo & Apidra are sold as rapid-acting insulins and you can take them just before or after eating, however in most cases nothing could be further from the truth. Do see a specialist Artemis and don't put up with this any longer than you need to. [/QUOTE]
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