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