Type 1 diabetes

Greetins Jeff!

All in all, it was a good weekend. Spent a lot of time around planes (woo hoo!!!), managed to survive a birthday party for a 2 year old, and almost managed to get enough sleep for a change. As for the difference in Humalog vs. Novolog, the primary difference is the manufacturer. I believe there is a slight difference in how quickly the insulin peaks in your system, but I think it is only about 15-30 minutes. Hope this helps!

Stacy
J Balbirnie <Windwarrior@…

Good Morning,

Hope folks had a memorable weekend?

Let me preface my question by stating that the doctors office did proscribe both insulin pens. However, the summary lack of ANY instruction, took me somewhat aback to put it politely. I’ve used insulin for a very, very long time, however I still treat the stuff with respect and reverence, and know it can be dangerous if I don’t pay attention or get too caviler with it. They said simply, “…no difference at all…”

Which prompted my usual thought ~…Oh yeah, then how come they have different names… different boxes, different prices… how come, how come <done with my best bugs-bunny voice)

Sooooooooooooooo, wanted to ask what the conventional wisdom is here among folks re: the Humalog versus the Novolog pens? Do they have a serious difference between them? They insulin’s APPEAR the same on paper, (what few words I can actually read <wg

Anybody, and yes apologies for re-raising this one, but I toasted the threads I had stored on the subject over the weekend, and needed to ask again.

Jeff

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