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What is the most important information I should know about insulin aspart?
• Know the signs and symptoms of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), whichinclude headache, drowsiness, weakness, dizziness, fast heartbeat, sweating,tremor, and nausea autoject insulin injectors. Carry a piece of candy or glucose tablets with you to treatepisodes of low blood sugar autoject insulin injectors.
• Follow any diet and exercise plan that you have developed with your doctoror nurse autoject insulin injectors. Changes in what you eat or how much you exercise can change the amountof insulin that you need to control blood sugar levels autoject insulin injectors.
• Ask your doctor or nurse what to do if you are sick with a cold, flu,or fever autoject insulin injectors. These illnesses may change your insulin requirements autoject insulin injectors.
• Insulin aspart differs from regular human insulin by how quickly it beginsto work and the amount of time it continues to be effective autoject insulin injectors. Because insulinaspart begins to work soon after it is injected, the injection of insulin aspartshould immediately be followed by a meal autoject insulin injectors. Because of the short amount of timethat insulin aspart continues to be effective, a longer-acting insulin may alsobe required autoject insulin injectors.
• Do not change the brand of insulin aspart or syringe that you are usingwithout first talking to your doctor or pharmacist autoject insulin injectors. Some brands of insulin aspartand syringes are interchangeable, while others are not autoject insulin injectors. Your doctor and/or pharmacistknow which brands can be substituted for one another autoject insulin injectors.
What is insulin aspart?
• Insulin is a hormone naturally produced by the pancreas autoject insulin injectors. Insulin enablesthe body to use the sugar in food as a source of energy autoject insulin injectors. When the body doesnot produce enough insulin, or when the insulin produced by the body is noteffective enough, the condition is called diabetes mellitus autoject insulin injectors. This conditionallows sugar levels in the blood to become very high autoject insulin injectors. Diabetics must use man-madeinsulin or insulin that comes from pigs (which is very similar to human insulin)to lower these high blood sugar levels autoject insulin injectors.
• There are three types of insulin, which differ in how soon they beginto work and how long their effects last autoject insulin injectors. Insulin aspart is one type of insulinthat begins to work very quickly and its effects that last for approximately3 to 5 hours autoject insulin injectors. Insulin aspart is usually used in combination with another longer-actinginsulin autoject insulin injectors.
• Insulin aspart may also be used for purposes other than those listedin this medication guide autoject insulin injectors.
What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before using insulin aspart?
• Do not use insulin aspart if you are allergic to insulin or if you havean intolerance of a certain insulin aspart product autoject insulin injectors.
• Before using insulin aspart, tell your doctor if you have kidney or liverdisease autoject insulin injectors. You may require a dosage adjustment or special monitoring during treatment autoject insulin injectors.
• Insulin aspart is in the FDA pregnancy category C autoject insulin injectors. This means that itis not known whether it will be harmful to an unborn baby autoject insulin injectors. Do not use this medicationwithout first talking to your doctor if you are pregnant or could become pregnantduring treatment autoject insulin injectors.
• It is not known whether insulin aspart passes into breast milk autoject insulin injectors. Do notuse this medication without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feedinga baby autoject insulin injectors.
How should I use insulin aspart?
• Use insulin aspart exactly as directed by your doctor autoject insulin injectors. If you do notunderstand these instructions, ask your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist to explainthem to you autoject insulin injectors.
• Insulin aspart differs from regular human insulin by how quickly it beginsto work and the amount of time it continues to be effective autoject insulin injectors. Because insulinaspart begins to work soon after it is injected, the injection of insulin aspartshould immediately be followed by a meal autoject insulin injectors. Because of the short amount of timethat insulin aspart continues to be effective, a longer-acting insulin may alsobe required autoject insulin injectors.
• Insulin aspart is usually used immediately before a meal (a meal shouldbe started within 5 to 10 minutes after injecting the medication) autoject insulin injectors. Follow yourdoctor's instructions autoject insulin injectors.
• Rotate injection sites as directed by your doctor autoject insulin injectors. Usually, you shouldnot inject within 1 inch of the same site within 1 month autoject insulin injectors.
• Never reuse a needle or syringe autoject insulin injectors. The syringes used must not contain anyother medicinal product or residue autoject insulin injectors. Dispose of all needles and syringes in anappropriate, puncture-resistant disposal container autoject insulin injectors.
• Do not change the insulin strength (e.g., U-100) or insulin type (e.g.,aspart) unless your doctor recommends a change for you autoject insulin injectors.
• Do not change the brand of insulin aspart or syringe that you are usingwithout first talking to your doctor or pharmacist autoject insulin injectors. Some brands of insulin andsyringes are interchangeable, while others are not autoject insulin injectors. Your doctor and/or pharmacistknow which brands can be substituted for one another autoject insulin injectors.
• Follow any diet and exercise plan that you have developed with your doctoror nurse autoject insulin injectors. Changes in what you eat or how much you exercise can change the amountof insulin that you need to control blood sugar levels autoject insulin injectors.
• Ask your doctor or nurse what to do if you are sick with a cold, flu,or fever autoject insulin injectors. These illnesses may change your insulin requirements autoject insulin injectors.
• Wear some type of medical identification bracelet, necklace, or otheralert tag to inform others that you have diabetes and that you require insulinin the case of an emergency autoject insulin injectors.
• To adequately control diabetes, proper foot care, eye care, dental care,and overall proper health care are necessary autoject insulin injectors. Visit your doctor, dentist, eyedoctor, and other heath care practitioners as recommended by your doctor autoject insulin injectors.
• Do not use any insulin that is discolored, looks thick, has particlesin it, or looks different from your previous bottles or cartridges of insulinaspart autoject insulin injectors.
• Store unopened bottles and cartridges of insulin aspart in the refrigeratorbetween 36 and 46 degrees Fahrenheit (2 and 8 degrees Celsius) autoject insulin injectors. Do not storeinsulin aspart in the freezer and do not allow it to freeze autoject insulin injectors. Do not use insulinaspart if it has been frozen autoject insulin injectors. Throw away any expired insulin aspart autoject insulin injectors.
• Vials or cartridges of insulin aspart in use can be kept unrefrigeratedat room temperature, below 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius), for upto 28 days but should not be exposed to excessive heat or sunlight autoject insulin injectors.
What happens if I miss a dose?
• Follow your doctor's directions if you miss a dose of insulin autoject insulin injectors. To preventmissed doses, be sure to always have enough insulin on hand, especially if youare going on vacation autoject insulin injectors.
What happens if I overdose?
• Seek emergency medical attention autoject insulin injectors.
• Symptoms of an insulin overdose reflect very low blood sugar levels andinclude headache, irregular heartbeat, increased heart rate or pulse, sweating,tremor, nausea, increased hunger, and anxiety autoject insulin injectors.
What should I avoid while using insulin aspart?
• Do not use alcohol without first talking to your doctor autoject insulin injectors. It lowers bloodsugar, and you may experience dangerously low blood sugar levels autoject insulin injectors.
• Follow any diet and exercise plan that you have developed with your doctoror nurse autoject insulin injectors. Changes in what you eat or how much you exercise can change the amountof insulin that you need to control blood sugar levels autoject insulin injectors.
What are the possible side effects of insulin aspart?
• Rarely, people have allergic reactions to insulin autoject insulin injectors. Seek emergency medicalattention if you experience an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closingof your throat; swelling of your lips, tongue, or face; or hives) autoject insulin injectors.
• The side effects of insulin therapy result mostly from blood sugar levelsthat are either too high or too low autoject insulin injectors. You should be familiar with the symptomsof both high and low blood sugar levels and know how to treat both conditions autoject insulin injectors. Also, be sure your family and close friends know how to help you in an emergency autoject insulin injectors.
• Low blood sugar may occur when too much insulin is used; when meals aremissed or delayed; if you exercise more than usual; during illness, especiallywith vomiting or diarrhea; if you take other medications; after drinking alcohol;and in other situations autoject insulin injectors.
• Hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, has the following symptoms: shaking,headache, cold sweats, pale, cool skin, anxiety, and difficulty concentrating autoject insulin injectors.
• Keep sugary candy; fruit juice; or glucose tablets on hand to treat episodesof low blood sugar autoject insulin injectors.
• Increased blood sugar may occur if not enough insulin is used, if youeat significantly more food then usual, if you exercise less than usual, ifyou take other medications, if you have a fever or other illness, and in othersituations autoject insulin injectors.
• Hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar, has the following symptoms: increasedthirst, increased hunger, and increased urination autoject insulin injectors.
• Monitor your blood sugar levels and ask your doctor how to adjust yourinsulin doses if your blood sugar levels are too high autoject insulin injectors.
• Side effects may also occur at the site of injection autoject insulin injectors. If the area becomesthickened, hard, or pitted, talk to your doctor before injecting at that siteagain autoject insulin injectors.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur autoject insulin injectors. Talk to yourdoctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome autoject insulin injectors.
What other drugs will affect insulin aspart?
• Many drugs can interact with insulin or affect blood sugar levels autoject insulin injectors. Donot take any other medicines, including prescription products or over-the-countermedicines or supplements, without first talking to your doctor or pharmacistduring treatment with insulin autoject insulin injectors.
Where can I get more information?
• Your pharmacist has additional information about insulin aspart writtenfor health professionals that you may read autoject insulin injectors.
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