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