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| | From:  Fausta_Lynn (Original Message) | Sent: 4/30/2008 6:57 PM |
Does anyone take Novalog 70/30 and Levemir together? I've been told you shouldn't take these 2 insulins together for what ever reason. Anyone doing this with success? Fausta |
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I don't know about taking them "together": per se...but you should not mix them in the same syringe. (In my case, it was Lantus and Novolog...but it still applies) I once had a nurse do it by accident. The hospital pharmacist said that the instructions said NOT to put both insulins in one sytringe...but watch to see what happens. Turned out, the mixing wound up rendering them both inactive. My sugars were soaring all night. But regardless....what I was told is that since the newer insulins (Lantus, Levermir, etc) have not been tested in combination (mixed in one syringe) that it is not predictable. So you need to take seperate shots. But you can take both...just not mixed. See? HUGS! sheryl |
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I wouldn't think it would be a good idea. To me the old 70/30 is outdated. It seems to have been invented for those who took a long acting timed insulin, such as N, that needed the kick off of a short acting like novolog. N took it's time to work, then peaked, while a short acting insulin like novolog filled in that gap before N started working. Today it is better to manage control by taking a baseline insulin such as Lantus or Levemir, then take novolog (or other short acting insulin) to cover your food. It's all easy to understand. Even a nondiabetic's body uses so much insulin a day without food. In a diabetic, it is calculated by your doctor how much insulin you need to take in the place of this (such as lantus or levemir). Also, in a non diabetic's body, so much insulin is spurted out to cover the food they eat. We diabetic's calculate how much insulin that is and use short acting insulins to cover. Taking too many different kinds of insulins makes it more confusing than ever. Not to mention unpredictable highs and lows. Sun |
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