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<blockquote data-quote="peterw125" data-source="post: 61569" data-attributes="member: 15646"><p>Hi I am new to the forum but not very new to diabetes. I am having a few problems with my medication which I hope some of you may be able to shed light on. </p><p>First a bit about me, I am male, 54, 16 st, diagnosed in ‘93 as T2, started with diet, then tablets and then in June 2007 went on to insulin(Novomix30). In Jan 2008 I started to itch at the injection site after every injection. I tried a lot of different needles before changing to Humalog 25 in March 2008. I did not get on too well(bs high) with this so went on to Humalog 50 which I am still on (40 units am, 56 units pm together with 850 mg am and 1000mg pm of Metformin). </p><p>I get a local reaction to almost all injections (itching and a slight swelling) but over the last year I have had 5 serious reactions to the injections (2 this month). With these reactions I feel sick with in 1 min of doing the injection, I then go hot and cold, then each injection site used in the last few months comes up like a mozie bite and itches for the next hr or so, all symptoms usually are gone after about 3 hrs. I tested my bs during one of these reactions and it went from 7.5 to 4.0 in 20 min, leading me to suspect that I may have injected into a blood vessel of some type. After each reaction my readings return to normal (my average at the moment is about 6.5). I am wondering if I am allergic to one or more of the components in the Humalog but from the info I have found all manufactures use very similar components in their mixed insulin’s, maybe it is time for a complete rethink of my medication.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="peterw125, post: 61569, member: 15646"] Hi I am new to the forum but not very new to diabetes. I am having a few problems with my medication which I hope some of you may be able to shed light on. First a bit about me, I am male, 54, 16 st, diagnosed in ‘93 as T2, started with diet, then tablets and then in June 2007 went on to insulin(Novomix30). In Jan 2008 I started to itch at the injection site after every injection. I tried a lot of different needles before changing to Humalog 25 in March 2008. I did not get on too well(bs high) with this so went on to Humalog 50 which I am still on (40 units am, 56 units pm together with 850 mg am and 1000mg pm of Metformin). I get a local reaction to almost all injections (itching and a slight swelling) but over the last year I have had 5 serious reactions to the injections (2 this month). With these reactions I feel sick with in 1 min of doing the injection, I then go hot and cold, then each injection site used in the last few months comes up like a mozie bite and itches for the next hr or so, all symptoms usually are gone after about 3 hrs. I tested my bs during one of these reactions and it went from 7.5 to 4.0 in 20 min, leading me to suspect that I may have injected into a blood vessel of some type. After each reaction my readings return to normal (my average at the moment is about 6.5). I am wondering if I am allergic to one or more of the components in the Humalog but from the info I have found all manufactures use very similar components in their mixed insulin’s, maybe it is time for a complete rethink of my medication. [/QUOTE]
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