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