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Changing insulin

borderter

borderter

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Novorapid isnt working well for me so having tried many makes over the years humalog is the only one not yet tried so am being prescribed it soon ,anyone found it to work faster /better than novo
 
I found that Humalog acted about the same as NovoRapid for me, but everyone is different.

I only switched to NovoRapid because it's approved in the Tandem T:slim reservoir for 3 days, but Humalog is only approved for 2 days (at least here in Germany).
 
I found Humalog worked slower than NovoSluggish for me.
But we are all different so I would try it out to find out how it works for you.
I now use Fiasp.
 
Antje77 said:
Have you already tried both Fiasp and Lyumjev?
Do you prebolus with Novorapid, and by how long?
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Tried to see how long before bolus kicked in and its 65 mins ,only just done that so will try for a day or two to see if it really helps
 
borderter said:
Fiasp affected my heart and is lyumjev a biosimilar of novorapid?
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It's a (faster) version of humalog

What is Lyumjev Fast-Acting Insulin | Lyumjev™ (insulin lispro-aabc)

Find out about Lyumjev, a mealtime insulin with the same active ingredient as Humalog, but designed differently to help insulin be absorbed into blood quickly.
www.lyumjev.com www.lyumjev.com

borderter said:
Tried to see how long before bolus kicked in and its 65 mins ,only just done that so will try for a day or two to see if it really helps
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That is a long wait but was your bg high when you injected? I find insulin takes longer to work if I start high...
 
borderter said:
Tried to see how long before bolus kicked in and its 65 mins ,only just done that so will try for a day or two to see if it really helps
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EllieM said:
That is a long wait but was your bg high when you injected? I find insulin takes longer to work if I start high...
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It's not unlike what I see, even on Fiasp and when not starting out high.
 
borderter said:
Tried to see how long before bolus kicked in and its 65 mins ,only just done that so will try for a day or two to see if it really helps
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The speed at which bolus kicks in seems to be dependent on my BG.
This is more obvious on Fiasp than it was on NovoRapid but it was still a feature of "fast acting" insulin.
With Fiasp
- if my BG is in the 4s or low 5s, Fiasp will work immediately. I have to bolus AFTER eating
- if my BG is between 5 and 10, Fiasp will take about 5 to 15 minutes
- if my BG is between 10 and 14, Fiasp will take about 30 minutes to work
- if my BG is 15 or over, I can expect something to happen after an hour
 
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The speed at which bolus kicks in seems to be dependent on my BG.
This is more obvious on Fiasp than it was on NovoRapid but it was still a feature of "fast acting" insulin.
With Fiasp
- if my BG is in the 4s or low 5s, Fiasp will work immediately. I have to bolus AFTER eating
- if my BG is between 5 and 10, Fiasp will take about 5 to 15 minutes
- if my BG is between 10 and 14, Fiasp will take about 30 minutes to work
- if my BG is 15 or over, I can expect something to happen after an hour
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This makes more sense than anything dns or gp has said thankyou sooo much
 
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