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When prescribing NovoLog® Mix 70/30 analog insulin, health care professionals may write an unclear prescription, or if using an EMR system, inadvertently select Novolin® 70/30 human insulin instead. Be on the lookout for these errors. Read on for a breakdown of the key differences between these 2 types of insulin. Before …
Read More »Are Insulin Pumps a Better Choice than Multiple Insulins for Type 2’s?
Continuous insulin pump might be superior in managing blood glucose than insulin injections….
Read More »Insulin Pump Therapy Beneficial in Some Patients with Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes
A new study finds that insulin-pump treatment can be effective for patients with type 2 diabetes who have not achieved optimal glycemic control from multiple daily injections….
Read More »U.S. FDA Approves Inhaled Insulin: What Medical Professionals Need to Know
The FDA has approved the inhaled human insulin product Afrezza to improve glycemic control in adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes….
Read More »Can Insulin Treatment Do More Harm Than Good for Older Type 2’s?
An international team of researchers reports that the benefits of insulin therapy for people over the age of 50 may not always outweigh the negatives….
Read More »Comprehensive List of Insulins
This 30-page printable pdf includes Rapid-Acting, Short-Acting, Intermediate-Acting, Long-Acting, and Pre-Mixed or Combination Insulins. Detailed information on these insulins includes: Indications, Pharmacology, Dosage and Administration, Adverse Effects, and Precautions and Contraindications. Just click on this link for the 30-page PDF of the Comprehensive List of Insulins (updated October 30, 2015) …
Read More »ADA: Another Inhaled Insulin Treatment for Type 1 and 2 Diabetes May Be Coming Soon
The technosphere insulin inhalation powder (TI) is a non-invasive insulin inhalant that is used to help decrease blood glucose following meals in both type 1 and 2 diabetes patients….
Read More »FlexTouch® Insulin Analog Pen
FlexTouch® Insulin Analog Pen FlexTouch® is the first and only prefilled insulin delivery device with no push-button extension and is prefilled with long-acting insulin Levemir® (insulin detemir [rDNA origin] injection). It offers several key features: as 1) Prefilled insulin pens containing 3 mL (300 units) of insulin detemir 2) Doses …
Read More »ADA: Inhaled Insulin, Will It Pass Muster?
Even if the FDA approves Technosphere Insulin Inhalation Powder (TI) in the US, will it get recommended?…
Read More »ADA: Lantus Losing Its Superiority to Newer Treatments
Diabetes patients stand to benefit from two experimental insulin therapies that could eventually replace Sanofi’s global leader Lantus, according to results from large clinical trials…. Both treatments are basal insulins, which help diabetics keep blood sugar levels under control between meals and throughout the day. Sanofi’s experimental new drug Toujeo …
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