I use Trurapi and find it very slow. The only way I can avoid high spikes over 10 mmol after eating carbs is to prebolus one to 1.5 hours before eating the carbs. It requires being extremely mindful to avoid going hypo if the meal has alot of fat. I also find the dose of Trurapi doesn't really kick in until 2.5 to 3 hours after injection and works for 6 hours !!! It's insane.
Have you considered discussing a different bolus insulin with your team? That sounds crazily slow to me..... (Though if you've made it work for you I can see why you might not want to change).
Definitely. When you are at home, preparing your own meal, then it keeps the spike down.
I'm in Western Canada and I don't have a 'team'. Trurapi is the only bolus insulin covered by the provincial health plan and so I only pay a small percentage of the price. If I used another insulin I would have to pay full price which is hundreds of dollars more. Now that I know how I can make it work for me, ok, it's a nuisance but I'm not concerned. I don't restaurant-eat, never have take-out and cook for myself so it's no big deal now. I enjoy good blood sugar levels.
I checked that its insulin aspart isn't the same as novorapid ? it seems like actrapid in a fancy pen, so maybe apidra is the best option considering that weird curve they have
