Actrapid vs Novorapid

[GeoM]

Hello!

For many-many years I've been on Lantus + Actrapid.

I have been thinking of switching to Novorapid because it acts faster so I could avoid some spikes after meals and also could be more safe with hypos after 4-5 hours as it has shorter action.

Sometimes I have to eat late dinner (another plus for novorapid-I can reduce waiting time) so always I'm afraid to go to sleep if it's not at least 5 hours after my actrapid dose.Also if I have any hyper actrapid takes too much time to correct..

Although I'm a bit afraid of having hypos with slow digested food when novorapid makes its peak..

Any experience and thought on the topic would be much appreciated!

 

[Ashleighrose414]

Hi!
I've been using novo rapid for as long as I can remember, probably since diagnosis! Personally, I find that it can take up to an hour to work before a meal (though you should take it 5-10 minutes before) so slow digesting foods are normally okay for me, but you could always split your dose if need be. I do also find that is can wear off pretty quickly, but if thats what you're looking for then its not necessarily a bad thing.
Thats just my experience, and I use a different basal so its hard to say if you would have the same experience. However I've stuck with it for over 10 years so it must be doing something right!