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any insulin without phenol?

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jinty

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
I am having an ongoing problem withBlood sugar control and sensitivity to phenol, a preservative. I am sensitive to a lot of things and my symtoms range from hor,red soles of feet, to all over rash, quick heartbeat. Anyone know of insulin both long and quick without this preservative. Banging head against brick wall with gp and specialist. Have many other health probs and am on oxcycontin, fluxetine, baclofen to name a few....... :!:
 
Hi,

Lantus
5 ml vial
Zinc chloride,
m-cresol,
glycerol,
hydrochloric acid,
sodium hydroxide,
water for injections.

10 ml vial
Zinc chloride,
m-cresol,
glycerol,
hydrochloric acid,
polysorbate 20,
sodium hydroxide,
water for injections
http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/doc ... 036082.pdf
(not sure why the vials are different or if the pens are different but it's a starting point for an enquiry

Apidra


Metacresol
Sodium chloride
Trometamol
Polysorbate 20
Hydrochloric acid, concentrated
Sodium hydroxide
Water for injection

http://www.medicines.ie/medicine/10859/ ... n+in+vial/
Humalog

m-Cresol [3.15 mg/ml]
Glycerol
Dibasic sodium phosphate. 7H2O
Zinc oxide
Water for injections
Hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide maybe used to adjust pH to 7.0 – 7.8.

http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/doc ... 050332.pdf

Novo rapid contains it
http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/doc ... 030372.pdf
Levimir contains it
http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/doc ... 036658.pdf
 
Hi
I too have had a bad reaction to Liraglitide and am allergic to chrome and nickel needles. I am both NOvo Mix Rapid 30 and Lantus and find my sweat now smells unpleasant which I can only put down to the insulin.
Glad to see both types are free from phenol but could do without the odour problem.

ninasings
 
Bovine lente might be one of them.
 
Thanks sooo muchh , will vh aSorry, was tryin 2 do this on ph... My fingers r 2 big. will b able 2 get help, altho lantus doesnt agree with me either. Will let u knw. Gp 2mrw. Specialist december. Fingrs crossed x
 
specialist doesn't want to change insulin, has suggested a week in hospital 2 monitor sugars/00diet/reactions to insulin???
Think this would be unrealistic, not norm activity Tec, never mind Hubble & 3 kids. any one had to do this??
 
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