What will happen? Will you explode?
I'd like to try mixing to reduce my injections which have doubled ever since they took Ultralente off the market. Has anybody tried mixing with Regular or Humalog? Were there any bad effects? Did insulin potency change? How about the time course of the blood sugar reduction differential?
2006-10-27 18:12:49 · 8 answers · asked by x 5 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
Well, so far ther are some informative answers, but nobody has answered the question yet. Has anyone done it?
2006-10-28 12:55:14 · update #1
Anita (Uh-neat-duh) brings up a good point. Why don't "they" tell us the consequences of mixing on the labeling of the product? Just about every other drug out there tells you the consequences, or side effects, of using the product any differently than recommended. Blonde206's answer is pretty good implying that I could alter the time course of my long acting insulin by mixing. This is actually a good thing to know, if it works. I am still holding out on this answer waiting to see if anyone has tried it, even if by accident. Most likely, however, based on the other answers, I doubt anyone has actually done it.
2006-10-30 03:34:55 · update #2
I don't know about Levemir, but with Lantus, it's a BAD idea. The Lantus is long acting because it's acidic. You inject it, your body neutralizes, and a lump of crystallized insulin forms. Your body breaks down this lump over 24 hours, hence the 24 action of Lantus. If you mix it with R or H, those too will become acidic, and then they will get broken down over 24 hours too. The result? No fast acting insulin and too much long acting insulin. You've had diabetes long enough to know what a problem that is.
2006-10-28 03:50:26 · answer #1 · answered by blondy2061h 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't do that, please. They're not kidding when they put warnings on the package, and I have never tried it, nor have any of my patients, so I can't tell you specifically what will happen, but one thing you should be aware of is that the insulin that you draw up is not just insulin, it's in a medium that's specifically formulated to keep that insulin in solution and working for as long as possible. The medium has a very specific chemical composition, pH, and osmolarity all designed for optimal storage and delivery of the insulin, and these factors do not need to be the same from insulin to insulin. If you mix insulins you run the risk of making the results from your injections unpredictable, you may even precipitate one or the other type out of solution and make it innert altogether.
I know that daily injections are a drag, especially if you're on a 4 a day regimen, but you would only save one by mixing your long acting with a short acting, it's just not worth the risk. There may be other options for you, talk to your doctor and work out a regimen you can live with.
2006-10-28 10:02:31 · answer #2 · answered by The Doc 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Who are "They"? "They" are some smart people! "They" seem to know everything. "They" are always saying something.
I've only taken Lantus a few times and never mixed my humalog for the simple reason that "They" said you shouldn't. You probably do explode, but "They" should tell us that too.
2006-10-30 11:17:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-29 09:58:16 · answer #4 · answered by carpet guy 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You do not mix drugs
2006-11-01 18:28:04 · answer #5 · answered by George K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would hope to god that you didn't or you wil go bye byez
2006-10-28 14:08:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i haven't tried anything but humalog. please don't mix insulin's!
2006-10-31 14:42:53 · answer #7 · answered by Doris D 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
DEATH
2006-11-02 18:07:21 · answer #8 · answered by bonnie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋