My Question Is Instead Of Taking Long Acting And Short Acting Insulin Seperately, Is There Any Other Combination That I Can Take Together

Posted on Thu, 16 Jul 2020

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Question : I take Lantus and Novorapid insulin daily. Lantus once in the morning and Novorapid 3 times a day.

My question is instead of taking long acting and short acting insulin seperately, is there any other combination that I can take together. Also, Lantus and Novorapid are getting expensive every year, could you please suggest a less expensive version from Biocon or any other companies.

Pls. note, I am a diabetic since the age of 23.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Phanindra Dulipala (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Human Mixtard 30/70 can be used

Detailed Answer:
Hi Sir, I have gone through your query and understood your concerns.

Sir, from the details you have provided, you may try Human Mixtard 30/70 Insulin.

The dosage depends on your present dosage of Insulin. Please write back your present dosage, so that we can suggest approximate dosages which should be adjusted depending on the control of sugar levels.

Thank you

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee