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sebg

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I use humulin M3 I think it's great for my lifestyle why don't more people use it???
 
I used it for nearly 30 years plus until this Christmas. TBH I was pretty well controlled on it and switched to MDI as it allows 'more flexibility for food and exercise'. Personally I'm finding the MDI abit unpredictable and a bit of a pain the backside not to mention the additional shots, this may just be because I don't understand it completely, I am going to give it another couple of months and see where it leads.

The biggest issue I had with M3 is that you can't take a correction dose AND often you are limited to the food you eat.
 
sebg said:
I use humulin M3 I think it's great for my lifestyle why don't more people use it???
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What is humulin M3? Never heard of it. I used Lilly's brand name Humulin when it came out as a synthetic short acting bolus insulin. It got more or less replaced by Humulog which is shorter acting identical to Novolog/Novoraid.
 
sebg said:
I use humulin M3 I think it's great for my lifestyle why don't more people use it???
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Hi. If it works well for you then great. Most T1s find that they need Basal/Bolus (MDI) to provide enough BS control together with meal flexibility. It's also NICE preferred. Yes, it means more shots. I take 4 shots per day and never quite understood why people split the Basal and add another shot even though the Basal lasts less than 24 hours.
 
I rearly eat high carb/sugar food so M3 works well (less injection )
I use humulog for correction and when I have high carb/sugar
but the reason I'm asking is because I'm thinking that I could use humulin i for night time when I'm asleep because I'm struggling to stay in range without eating before I go to bed
 
TheBigNewt said:
What is humulin M3? Never heard of it. I used Lilly's brand name Humulin when it came out as a synthetic short acting bolus insulin. It got more or less replaced by Humulog which is shorter acting identical to Novolog/Novoraid.
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it's a mix of insulin with both long acting insulin and fast acting insulin all in one injection it last for 12-14 hours I use a mix of 75% - 25% but you can get a 50%-50% mix as well
 
sebg said:
I rearly eat high carb/sugar food so M3 works well (less injection )
I use humulog for correction and when I have high carb/sugar
but the reason I'm asking is because I'm thinking that I could use humulin i for night time when I'm asleep because I'm struggling to stay in range without eating before I go to bed
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Hi there..

You would need to speak with your HCPs with regards to adjustment of the M3 dose for evening/night time..
I would be wary of correcting with fast acting (Humalin.) prior to bed.

Do you inject the M3 twice a day?

Edit. Tagging in @urbanracer , he has more recent experience of this sort of regime..
 
sebg said:
I rearly eat high carb/sugar food so M3 works well (less injection )
I use humulog for correction and when I have high carb/sugar
but the reason I'm asking is because I'm thinking that I could use humulin i for night time when I'm asleep because I'm struggling to stay in range without eating before I go to bed
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I was on Humalog Mix25 for 3 years and often struggled with night time injections. Because my missus comes off her nursing shift at 20:00hrs we eat late. Injecting enough mixed insulin to cover even a modest 30g of carbs meant injecting 9+ units of long acting along with it and then going hypo at 3am.

Because I also had a rapid acting insulin (for sick days) I often used to reduce the amount of mixed insulin and take a shot of rapid acting at the same time which brought me closer to a 50/50 mix for night time injections after a late meal or if I wanted a few extra carbs.

Easy to go wrong with this practice so take care when playing around with your night time doses.
 
I've used M3 ever since I went on to insulin about 10 years ago and find it satisfactory for my needs. I'd be worried about trying anything else now!
 
Jaylee said:
Hi there..

You would need to speak with your HCPs with regards to adjustment of the M3 dose for evening/night time..
I would be wary of correcting with fast acting (Humalin.) prior to bed.

Do you inject the M3 twice a day?

Edit. Tagging in @urbanracer , he has more recent experience of this sort of regime..
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M3 twice a day and humulog at lunch
 
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