This will be a short blog, but
important for anyone with type 2 diabetes considering insulin or
already using insulin. It is important for people with type 1
diabetes.
A 27-page printable PDF includes Ultra
Rapid-Acting, Rapid-Acting, Short-Acting, Intermediate-Acting,
Long-Acting, and Pre-Mixed or Combination Insulins. Detailed
information on these insulins includes: Indications, Pharmacology,
Dosage and Administration, Adverse Effects, and Precautions and
Contraindications. These discussions are near complete with many
precautions and contraindications which many lists do not have.
The listing for Humulin 50/50 which has
not been available since 2010 has been deleted.
Since insulin should not be considered
the medication of last resort, please take time to download the PDF
file and keep it for handy reference.
I recently had a contentious discussion
with a doctor that insisted that since I was on insulin that I should
change from Novolog (a rapid-acting insulin) to Afrezza (an ultra
rapid-acting insulin). I asked how I would know how much insulin I
would inhale for the carbohydrates I would be consuming. When he
stated through trial and error, I said my health was too important
and with my insulin resistance, there was no way I would be a guinea
pig for him. I concluded that I liked the diabetes management that I
had and would not change. That ended the discussion, but he asked me
to consider it as I left.
Use the above link or a two-step link
from this link.
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