can i use actrapid with mixtard 30/70

What have you actually been prescribed and how have you been advised to use your prescription medication?

@urbanracer may be able to help on this topic.

alola said:

So i know that actrapid is a fast acting insulin and can be combined with a longer acting insulin .So can i combine actrapid with mixtard ,actrapid 1 time and mixtard 2 times perday or actrapid 2 times and mixtard 1 time perday. Can i use actrapid at breakfast then mixtard at lunch and dinner ?

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Mixtard contains both long and short acting so you shouldn't need Actrapid too. The two injections of Mixtard cover your whole 24 hours in theory.

Perhaps you need a different mix of Mixtard or to adjust your meal carbs?

I know a few people use Humalog as well as a mixed insulin but only on occasion and knowing what they're doing and why eg to cover a special meal, etc

catapillar said:

What have you actually been prescribed and how have you been advised to use your prescription medication?

@urbanracer may be able to help on this topic.

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alola said:

So i know that actrapid is a fast acting insulin and can be combined with a longer acting insulin .So can i combine actrapid with mixtard ,actrapid 1 time and mixtard 2 times perday or actrapid 2 times and mixtard 1 time perday. Can i use actrapid at breakfast then mixtard at lunch and dinner ?

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Apologies, I haven't been on-line for a couple of days so missed the tag.

@alola , I have humalog Mix25 and Humalog Lispro which is a rapid acting insulin that was given to me for sick days.

I cannot tell you in this forum that it is 'OK' to mix your insulins but I have done it myself. If I want to eat 40g of carbs late in the evening, I don't neccessarily want 16 units of mixed insulin (4 units of rapid and 12 units of long acting) because I'll hypo during the night. So I might take 12 units of mixed and 1 or 2 extra units of rapid at the same time.

Alola, PLEASE be careful with this as you could easily get it wrong, and if you can, seek advice from professionals before changing your medication doses.

Overall if your insulin needs are high enough then the Basal/Bolus regime is normally best as you have complete control and know which insulin you need to change shots if needed. I personally can't se the point of using a mixed insulin together a with Bolus; why not just go for Basal/Bolus?

Daibell said:

Overall if your insulin needs are high enough then the Basal/Bolus regime is normally best as you have complete control and know which insulin you need to change shots if needed. I personally can't se the point of using a mixed insulin together a with Bolus; why not just go for Basal/Bolus?

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I have asked for a basal/bolus insulin regime 3 times. Onec with my endo, and twice with the diabetes nurse at my GP's clinic and each time it's been refused. It's wrong to assume that you can obtain it easily.

urbanracer said:

I have asked for a basal/bolus insulin regime 3 times. Onec with my endo, and twice with the diabetes nurse at my GP's clinic and each time it's been refused. It's wrong to assume that you can obtain it easily.

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Wow, I could suggest you change your surgery and endo; also suggest they read the NICE Diabetes T1 Guidelines. I think you should elevate that as Basal/Bolus is the standard treatment for T1. My DN moved me to it despite me still being listed as a T2 and I don't have an endo.

Daibell said:

Wow, I could suggest you change your surgery and endo; also suggest they read the NICE Diabetes T1 Guidelines. I think you should elevate that as Basal/Bolus is the standard treatment for T1. My DN moved me to it despite me still being listed as a T2 and I don't have an endo.

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Already tried being NICE, guidelines don't have to be followed.

Might change GP but no option to change endo'.