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D4rren2016

D4rren2016

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Just been switched to this from NovoRapid, bit touch and go at the minute but its only been a week so may have to give it time. Reacts totally different when i add a little extra to deal with alcohol (cider), but thats not an issue and its probably down to the potency rate (Bloods tends to go a lot higher). Anyway my question is, ive been given disposable pens but do you know if its available in cartridges. I have 2 half unit pens from my novorapid days and always felt more comfortable dealing in half units.
 
D4rren2016 said:
Just been switched to this from NovoRapid, bit touch and go at the minute but its only been a week so may have to give it time. Reacts totally different when i add a little extra to deal with alcohol (cider), but thats not an issue and its probably down to the potency rate (Bloods tends to go a lot higher). Anyway my question is, ive been given disposable pens but do you know if its available in cartridges. I have 2 half unit pens from my novorapid days and always felt more comfortable dealing in half units.
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I have the cartridges and they fit my NovoRapid pen :)
 
Fiasp was an excellent change for me. I pushed to move to it as soon as it became available and it halved my pre-bolus times across the course of a day. My main issue was the length of time it was taking before being able to eat breakfast with Novorapid (upwards of 40 minutes).

I've observed the odd occasion where it may have behaved erratically but nothing I could reproduce so I am very pleased with it overall. I also use the cartridges in my Novopen Echo and use half units where appropriate.
 
D4rren2016 said:
Are you finding, FIASP works better for you than Novorapid, reason i ask as i said ive been on it a week and seems a little unpredictable at the minute.
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Works way better for me! With NovoRapid I had to pre bolus by up to 45 minutes to prevent high spikes before coming down, with Fiasp I just inject and eat :)
Another major difference is the time it takes before deciding I underdosed and the much quicker action of a correction.
I must admit my needs have gone up, but I suspect I'm still getting out of my honeymoon-phase, so they were going up before starting Fiasp as well. And I've had way less exercize in the last 10 months than in the period before.
 
db89 said:
Fiasp was an excellent change for me. I pushed to move to it as soon as it became available and it halved my pre-bolus times across the course of a day. My main issue was the length of time it was taking before being able to eat breakfast with Novorapid (upwards of 40 minutes).

I've observed the odd occasion where it may have behaved erratically but nothing I could reproduce so I am very pleased with it overall. I also use the cartridges in my Novopen Echo and use half units where appropriate.
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Thanks for the comment, I agree that so far when it works it certainly works. Ive just become reliant over 20 years on novorapid and how my body reacted to it. I guess with anything new it takes time.
 
D4rren2016 said:
Thanks for the comment, I agree that so far when it works it certainly works. Ive just become reliant over 20 years on novorapid and how my body reacted to it. I guess with anything new it takes time.
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Or it just might not suit you. Don't hesitate to go back to novorapid if you can work with that better!
 
I would give it more than just a week. If you are still having issues after 2 weeks contact a good diabetic nurse / educator. Look at changing insulin as having a new pancreatic transplant as that is effectively what has happened.
 
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