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<blockquote data-quote="mcdonagh47" data-source="post: 452970" data-attributes="member: 61720"><p><strong>Re: Big mistake!</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Hi there,</p><p>it is a very strange error and needs a formal complaint ( although it is partly your fault of course ).</p><p></p><p>But Mixed Insulins like Humalog Mix 25 are only intended to be starter regimes for Type 2s ( they are inappropriate for T1s) meant to last a few years.</p><p></p><p>The insulin you have been on - Humalog Lispro - is said to be the insulin that most approaches the natural human insulin because of its pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetic properties. </p><p></p><p>You need to discuss all the options with a proper medical team. Going on to Humalog Mix 25 might be a retrograde step now. Why not ask about keeping the Lispro and adding a long acting insulin like Levemir or Lantus ?</p><p>A proper basal/bolus regime like that would probably be better if you are low carbing because you can try to match and adjust insulin more closely to carb intake than on a mix. It might be difficult to get the ratios right if you are low carbing but injecting fixed dollops of unadjustable mixed insulin.</p><p></p><p>Although as a Type 2 they might want to push you off the top quality modern insulins onto the old, cheap models such as Humalin S and Humalin I.</p><p></p><p>Have you been on a course ? You should ask to go an "X-Pert Patient Diabetes" course to update on insulin and carb ratios.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mcdonagh47, post: 452970, member: 61720"] [b]Re: Big mistake![/b] Hi there, it is a very strange error and needs a formal complaint ( although it is partly your fault of course ). But Mixed Insulins like Humalog Mix 25 are only intended to be starter regimes for Type 2s ( they are inappropriate for T1s) meant to last a few years. The insulin you have been on - Humalog Lispro - is said to be the insulin that most approaches the natural human insulin because of its pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetic properties. You need to discuss all the options with a proper medical team. Going on to Humalog Mix 25 might be a retrograde step now. Why not ask about keeping the Lispro and adding a long acting insulin like Levemir or Lantus ? A proper basal/bolus regime like that would probably be better if you are low carbing because you can try to match and adjust insulin more closely to carb intake than on a mix. It might be difficult to get the ratios right if you are low carbing but injecting fixed dollops of unadjustable mixed insulin. Although as a Type 2 they might want to push you off the top quality modern insulins onto the old, cheap models such as Humalin S and Humalin I. Have you been on a course ? You should ask to go an "X-Pert Patient Diabetes" course to update on insulin and carb ratios. [/QUOTE]
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