Insulin Regular Health Feed

Do not do calculations always use same iu insulin and pen.

Mr. lybrate-user, There is brand by name "Mixtard 30/70 InnoLet 3 ml injection. Usually concerned company persons do visit and explain how to use the Insulin Pens. So while buying it from the local chemist ask him to send the particular company representative to demonstrate the usage. The cartridges are 3 ml while vial is bigger. So please get all the details before switching over. Pens are definitely much easier to use. Thanks.

Actrapid action is only for few hours because it has very short span of life and Mixtard acts for twelve hours because it has short and long acting insulin

Prevention of Diabetes
1.Do regular exercise
2.Reduce weight if overweight
3Control diet
4.Avoid sweets, excess calorie and carbohydrate rich diet, .
5.Adhere to a strict diabetic diet by consulting Dietitian
6.Monitor your fasting, PP blood sugar and Hba1c three monthly
7.Consult diabetologist for advice and treatment

Both are same but manufactured by different companies. U can take it. But better to go for same brand if available.

You can take a basugine (glargine) substitute for lantus it comes in vial form and much cheaper.
Ask your diabetologist to shift you from rapid acting lispro (humalog) to regular insulin (actrapid) which is cheaper but you need to take it 30 mins before each meal as action is little slower.

You can also take syzygium jambolanum 3c twice daily for lifetime to be more effective in your surga level.

Mr. lybrate-user kumar, thanks for the query.
The mentioned medicines (both) can be taken at the same time. However, since nothing is mentioned about fasting, pp, hba1c%, weight, height, dietary pattern, extent of daily exercise, lipid profile and bp readings. There no other comment that can be made. Usually insulin should be taken separately and oha should be taken separately. Thanks.

lybrate-user, Thanks for the query.
Insulin happens to be the best treatment for diabetes, because diabetes occurs due to its (insulin's) deficiency. Secondly if a person is having T1 Dm then only drug that can be used is Insulin. In T2 DM there are a number of oral drugs available. Since you have neither mentioned your age or type of diabetes, it is difficult to answer your question. My suggestion is please come back with following details: age, type of diabetes, weight, height, fasting & P...more

Hello, Thanks for the query.
Insugen R is a regular insulin, where as Mixtard is a combination of fast acting and long acting insulins. Thanks.