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Medium And Long Acting Insulins

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Dr.  Praveen Jeyapathy MD

Gave my mom long acting lantus insulin around 9:00 pm. Her blood sugar has since increase and its 12:10 pm. Should I give her fast acting insulin as well? I'm afraid that it will bottom out by... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Jeyapathy ( Diabetologist)
Dr.  Praveen Jeyapathy MD

I am having pe2 since 1987 and using 20,24,22 units of slow acting insulin before breakfast , lunch and dinner and using 70 units of long acting insulin at bedtime-and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Jeyapathy ( Diabetologist)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

insulin could be causing an allergic reaction . Victoza, Novolog, Metformin , Glimepride. are there other insulins with a different base?Biopsy of hives shows drug reaction. also Losartan/HCTZ ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Ivo Ditah MD

I have been taking oxycontin long acting with oxy ir for break through pain for 9 years, the same ... the short acting so that they keep working. Should I just wean off the long acting to... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivo Ditah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.   Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh MD

am looking for ordering information for short acting and long acting medications for my patient. My ... prescription for Albuterol inhaler and also what do you recommend for long... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr.  Mohammed Taher Ali MD

I take insulin. Both Lantus and Novolog. I have epilepsy too. The insulin effects my epilepsy b/c it effects my sleep. The insulin makes sleep very little. My question is there any other insulins ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.    Mohammed Taher Ali MD

the descriptions of the two insulins I see that they are two different formulations. Toujeo is largine-based; Humulin R is not. Are there any known problems with using these two insulins together? ... View answer

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Dr. Okuneye Taofik Ayoola MD

I m a type 1 diabetic I m on two types of insulin and are insulin for fast-acting and in long-acting insulin I dropped my bottle of fast-acting insulin and I don t have... View answer

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Dr.  Pratap VGM MD

comparing with diaonil and glyciphage ! Its for my mother who is a diabetes patient since a long time...she had been taking insulins for a period of time in the past and was taking diaonil... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pratap VGM ( Diabetologist)