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