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Permalink Reply by Zoe on March 21, 2012 at 8:32pm

Dumb question, Jason: Why can't you get Apidra?

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Permalink Reply by Jason_D on March 21, 2012 at 8:37pm

Umm, because there's a shortage - http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/DrugShortages/ucm050792.htm

 

I guess I thought this was a "known issue". Thanks for calling me dumb by the way.

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Permalink Reply by Zoe on March 21, 2012 at 9:09pm

I didn't call you dumb, Jason; I said my question was dumb. I haven't had an problems in receiving Apidra. I thought it was just the pens the problem was with, so you could still get it in a vial.

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Permalink Reply by Jason_D on March 21, 2012 at 9:14pm

Sorry, I get it now. Thats the problem with forums sometimes. I apologize.

I've never used vials before, and I imagine them as being a lot less flexible to use. I'm out and about alot, so I really wanted to stick with the pens.

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Permalink Reply by Zoe on March 21, 2012 at 9:17pm

No problem, Jason. I'm glad we figured it out! Yeah, before I got my pump I used pens too and they're a lot more convenient. Now I get the vials to fill my pump with. I guess you could always try one of the others and see how you like it. I don't know which of the two are quicker, but I believe it isn't a major difference.

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Permalink Reply by MyBustedPancreas on March 22, 2012 at 5:37am

OMG, this exchange cracked me up for some reason. Thank you both for giving me a chuckle this morning.

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Permalink Reply by Brian Wittman on March 21, 2012 at 8:42pm

Hi Jason,

I really like Apidra too. It seems to work better for me because of its speed. It seems as if I am not as apt to go low with Apidra over Novolog. Novolog worked well for me if I stayed rather active while taking it, where Apidra allows me to sit at the desk a little longer. I have never tried Humalog, although I have a great friend who take Humalog and she claims that her lows aren't as severe as when taking Novolog.

Having said all of that, if you need a prescription for insulin, Apidra can be had. There was some issue with getting Apidra in pens, but it is very available in a vial. Syringes work equally as well as a pen when administering dose, so there should be little problem with continuing to use Apidra.

If it works, stick with it.

Brian Wittman

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Permalink Reply by Muragaki on March 21, 2012 at 8:51pm

Hi Jason: I thought the same thing with Zoe's reply but then looked at the punctuation she used. Still, it sure looks bad at a glance...

Even though my response here is totally useless, I'd be interested in hearing what you decide and your experience if you decide to go with the Humalog. I have always been on Novolog (2.5 years) and stuck with it because that's what the endo gave me on first diagnosis. However, now that United NoCare flipped Humalog from Tier 1 (highest co-pay) to Tier 3 (lowest co-pay), doing the opposite with Novolog, I had to make an economic choice. But because I still have lots of Novolog it may be a couple months before I switch.

If it's any help, I've read where folks on this forum have written that Humalog doesn't have the tendency to burn like Novolog...

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Permalink Reply by Jason_D on March 21, 2012 at 9:00pm

Yeh, when I look back at the punctuation, I still don't get it. Anyways, Humalog being Tier 3 is interesting. That would save me like $50 or so a month. Thanks for the info.

Jason

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Permalink Reply by Zoe on March 21, 2012 at 9:12pm

That's the problem with the internet sometimes, it's easy to misunderstand. I realize now how it sounds like I was calling Jason's question dumb, instead of "here comes my dumb question". I'd forgotten about the pen shortage and couldn't understand why Jason wasn't able to get Apidra. Sorry for the misunderstanding; I'd never call someone's question
dumb.

I like Apidra too due to it's short duration and tail.

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Permalink Reply by palomino on March 21, 2012 at 11:18pm

I didn't read it in the negative way, if it's any consolation. I knew what you were saying! LOL.

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Permalink Reply by Aimee on March 22, 2012 at 6:38am

I didn't read it as negative either. Perhaps it is because I feel as if I know you and realize you'd never call a question dumb.

I'll take this chance to thank you for being such an active/helpful member of this "community". I relate to what you post, have learned much from you and can't tell you how OFTEN your comments have served as reality checks for me. I hope that someday in some way I'll be able to do the same for somebody.

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