# Insulin **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-medicine-drugs/insulin/28.md?page=3 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 4 --- ## [Pharmacies in Toronto](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pharmacies-in-toronto/4701)
**Author:** [@Brianar107](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Brianar107)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pharmacies-in-toronto/4701 "2018-08-27T12:26:18Z")
I’m traveling to Toronto tomorrow and I’m looking to purchase Lantus and Novarapid pens. Anyone know what pharmacy to use and will I need to bring a script with me. --- ## [Fiasp MDI](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/fiasp-mdi/4622)
**Author:** [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2018, 2:00am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/fiasp-mdi/4622 "2018-08-26T02:00:39Z")
Any MDI fiasp users here yet? I have a sample pen but haven’t put it to use yet. I’m curious if any real perceived benefits are seen over other injected analogs? --- ## [Untethered Regimens? My try with Levemir and NPH](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/untethered-regimens-my-try-with-levemir-and-nph/4335)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2018, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/untethered-regimens-my-try-with-levemir-and-nph/4335 "2018-08-14T23:48:05Z")
I know some people do variations of this. I think @Jen started this a while ago with Lantus. @Chris’s son does this. And I am trying to get Darling @Nickyghaleb to do this too… For me the huge benefit of a pump is being… --- ## [How do you keep your insulin cool every day in summer temperatures?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-do-you-keep-your-insulin-cool-every-day-in-summer-temperatures/4121)
**Author:** [@Katers87](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Katers87)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-do-you-keep-your-insulin-cool-every-day-in-summer-temperatures/4121 "2018-07-27T18:31:24Z")
I posted a thread around a couple weeks ago in which I mentioned that I had needed to increase my Tresiba dose because I’d been running into highs in the evening. Increasing the dose worked great for around a week. Then… --- ## [The struggle to get Admelog](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-struggle-to-get-admelog/4529)
**Author:** [@Sensorium139](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sensorium139)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-struggle-to-get-admelog/4529 "2018-07-22T17:26:12Z")
Admelog is the only mealtime insulin covered on my plan, it’s free, so of course if I had to I could switch to regular but that’d be no fun and cost more. Basaglar is the only long acting covered, but that seems readily… --- ## [Basal regimen with MDI..Tresiba?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/basal-regimen-with-mdi-tresiba/4463)
**Author:** [@mike\_g](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mike_g)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 12:16am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/basal-regimen-with-mdi-tresiba/4463 "2018-07-16T00:16:09Z")
All this talk of Tresiba has me thinking about my basal regimen. This is the worst aspect of my diabetes management: usually have a Dawn Phenomenon boost of around 60-80 points, or worse if I sleep in a little. Howev… --- ## [Insulin Time-Action Curves - differences due to dosage](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insulin-time-action-curves-differences-due-to-dosage/4476)
**Author:** [@mike\_g](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mike_g)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2018, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insulin-time-action-curves-differences-due-to-dosage/4476 "2018-07-13T22:53:16Z")
In looking into time-action curves for different dosages of Levemir (thanks @Eric for the data in the other thread) I started thinking about different curves for different dosages of Bolus insulin. I realize this varies… --- ## [Research: buying insulin out of pocket without insurance](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/research-buying-insulin-out-of-pocket-without-insurance/3512)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2018, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/research-buying-insulin-out-of-pocket-without-insurance/3512 "2018-06-27T13:49:06Z")
There is nothing that worries me more than thinking that my son may one day (when I am dead…) be without insurance. @Sam also felt that we would not be #UNLIMITED if we did not feel able to work through lack of insurance… --- ## [Priming](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/priming/4303)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2018, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/priming/4303 "2018-06-26T23:49:39Z")
I just read this article and realized my puzzlement. I have given myself multiple daily injections with needle and pen for 48 years. But I don’t know what “priming” is and why it’s important. ( couldn’t be too important … --- ## [Overheated Tresiba?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/overheated-tresiba/1391)
**Author:** [@PegE](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/PegE)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2018, 7:14am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/overheated-tresiba/1391 "2018-06-10T07:14:43Z")
Has anyone tried overheated Tresiba? I heard about a possible DKA incident possibly caused by someone using slightly overheated Tresiba. By the way, my Levemir worked for a over a year after I started on my pump. I was … --- ## [Novolin R](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/novolin-r/4080)
**Author:** [@Strawhatshianne](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Strawhatshianne)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 1:06am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/novolin-r/4080 "2018-06-08T01:06:54Z")
Hi guys, I’ve been a diabetic for 7 years now and I just recently got out of the hospital for DKA. I’ll admit I haven’t been the best diabetic but I can also say that I always take my fast acting insulin (which is novoli… --- ## [FIASP insulin: some user information coming out](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/fiasp-insulin-some-user-information-coming-out/1028)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2018, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/fiasp-insulin-some-user-information-coming-out/1028 "2018-05-20T21:51:24Z")
FIASP by Novo Nordisk is supposed to be the fastest injected insulin in existence (not available in the US yet, btw): Mean insulin profile in I1D patients Our Canadian friends are starting to use it, and s… --- ## [OmniPod: Vials vs. Cartridges](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-vials-vs-cartridges/2772)
**Author:** [@TravelingOn](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TravelingOn)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2018, 2:44am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-vials-vs-cartridges/2772 "2018-05-12T02:44:38Z")
I have been trying to sort out the pharmacy options puzzle lately, and thought I might post my results here for other folks to benefit from if they find themselves in a similar situation. Vials versus Cartridges is the p… --- ## [Novolog vs Novolin R - Real Life Input Advice](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/novolog-vs-novolin-r-real-life-input-advice/3922)
**Author:** [@DaveJ](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/DaveJ)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2018, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/novolog-vs-novolin-r-real-life-input-advice/3922 "2018-04-27T00:56:33Z")
II’m working through some effective solutions to address a situation where I get daily spikes after breakfast, caused by, to all available evidence, what I can only describe as Lantus fade or falloff. I take Lantus twice… --- ## [New Insulin, but not expiration date?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-insulin-but-not-expiration-date/3947)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2018, 2:26am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-insulin-but-not-expiration-date/3947 "2018-04-26T02:26:17Z")
Today we picked up Liam’s supplies for the next 90 days and I was labeling my very cool insulin case (thanks @Chris) for the 5 Novolog pens I received, then I noticed the brand new insulin pens we received had an expirat… --- ## [FDA approves Fiasp](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/fda-approves-fiasp/2206)
**Author:** [@kenrick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/kenrick)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/fda-approves-fiasp/2206 "2018-04-18T18:08:46Z")
Is this diabetes week at the FDA? --- ## [Where to get empty Humalog cartridges?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/where-to-get-empty-humalog-cartridges/5604)
**Author:** [@magnusom](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/magnusom)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/where-to-get-empty-humalog-cartridges/5604 "2018-04-13T13:59:01Z")
--- ## [Study: inconsistent insulin concentration/ potency](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-inconsistent-insulin-concentration-potency/3287)
**Author:** [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2018, 4:28am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-inconsistent-insulin-concentration-potency/3287 "2018-01-20T04:28:26Z")
This short medscape article reveals some alarmingly inconsistent potency of insulins randomly purchased and tested at USA pharmacies… Definitely worth reading and considering. The study was done on R and NPH insulins, … --- ## [An experiment to measure freezing temperature of insulins?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/an-experiment-to-measure-freezing-temperature-of-insulins/3123)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2018, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/an-experiment-to-measure-freezing-temperature-of-insulins/3123 "2018-01-06T19:28:10Z")
@TiaG’s thread on freezing insulin (Insulin below freezing -- should we risk it?) makes me wonder if it would be possible to set up an experiment to figure out the freezing point for different insulins. Does anyone have… --- ## [Basal insulin delivery: pump, Tresiba, Lantus?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/basal-insulin-delivery-pump-tresiba-lantus/2900)
**Author:** [@Jen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jen)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2017, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/basal-insulin-delivery-pump-tresiba-lantus/2900 "2017-12-18T19:04:26Z")
I’m going to be asking my endo for a prescription for the 630G, just so I have something “on file” with my insurance company should I suddenly decide to get a pump now (changing jobs, etc.). However, my understanding of… --- ## [Admelog?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/admelog/2862)
**Author:** [@kenrick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/kenrick)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/admelog/2862 "2017-12-18T02:18:05Z")
Anyone have info on Sanofi’s Admelog, recently approved by the FDA, and how it compares to Humalog and Novolog, or Fiasp for that matter? It sounds like it is basically the same as Humalog from what I can find… at a mi… --- ## [Comparing long-acting insulins](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/comparing-long-acting-insulins/2821)
**Author:** [@Scotteric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Scotteric)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/comparing-long-acting-insulins/2821 "2017-12-14T16:06:25Z")
Sam, I’ve read a lot of your posts about Tresiba being incredible. I got fed up with infusion site problems after pumping for 11 years and decided to give Tresiba a try when it first came to Canada. My first 2 weeks were… --- ## [Pump insulin: vials or pen cartridges?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pump-insulin-vials-or-pen-cartridges/2791)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pump-insulin-vials-or-pen-cartridges/2791 "2017-12-07T19:35:57Z")
--- ## [Crossing time zones](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/crossing-time-zones/2611)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2017, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/crossing-time-zones/2611 "2017-11-11T00:47:09Z")
What is the protocol? I am curious. --- ## [Formulary change: your thoughts on bolus and basal insulins?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/formulary-change-your-thoughts-on-bolus-and-basal-insulins/2534)
**Author:** [@Thomas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Thomas)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2017, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/formulary-change-your-thoughts-on-bolus-and-basal-insulins/2534 "2017-11-05T00:31:01Z")
--- ## [Stockpiling insulin](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/stockpiling-insulin/2558)
**Author:** [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2017, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/stockpiling-insulin/2558 "2017-11-03T22:14:05Z")
--- ## [Aarrgghh!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/aarrgghh/2408)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2017, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/aarrgghh/2408 "2017-10-20T23:53:13Z")
I dropped a cartridge of Novolog on the kitchen floor this morning while changing my pen and it shattered!!11!!11!!11. What bothered me is that at today’s prices that’s almost $100 worth of insulin! I wish I wasn’t so … --- ## [Emergency insulin flight Florida to PR](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/emergency-insulin-flight-florida-to-pr/2143)
**Author:** [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/emergency-insulin-flight-florida-to-pr/2143 "2017-09-25T15:42:21Z")
Dr Ponder putting out emergency request for someone to fly insulin from Gainesville Florida to PR for emergency insulin supply. Life and death situations. If you can’t see this because you’re not on FB but you have a… --- ## [So how bad is Novolin R really?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/so-how-bad-is-novolin-r-really/1967)
**Author:** [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/so-how-bad-is-novolin-r-really/1967 "2017-09-15T16:13:17Z")
Give me the good and bad of your experiences, please! Particularly because I’m not on basal insulin as my fasting blood sugars are fine, the extended DIA is scaring me a bit with the potential for lots of lows (I already… --- ## [How to use 70/30](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-use-70-30/1981)
**Author:** [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-use-70-30/1981 "2017-09-14T22:00:04Z")
70/30 is among the insulins available without rx for only $25 / vial. What would be a good baseline protocol in an emergency to survive on 70/30? I’m assuming that most people don’t have an indefinite supply of strips … [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-medicine-drugs/insulin/28.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-medicine-drugs/insulin/28.md?page=4)