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