Insulin Aspart : Before Using

Insulin Aspart - Systemic

Brand Names

NovoLog Insulin Aspart *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For insulin aspart, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to insulin aspart. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

The amount of insulin or insulin aspart you need changes during pregnancy. It is especially important for your health and your baby's health that your blood sugar be closely controlled before you become pregnant and throughout pregnancy.

Breast-feeding problem

It is not known whether insulin aspart passes into human breast milk. Although most medication, including human insulin, pass into breast milk in small amounts, many of them may be using safely while breast-feeding. Mothers who are taking this drug and who wish to breast-feed must discuss this with their family doctor.

Use for Children

Studies on this drug have been done only in adult diseaseds and there is no special info comparing use of insulin aspart in child with use in other age groups.

Elderly care

This drug has been tested in a limited number of diseaseds 65 years of age or older and has not been shown to cause various side effects or problems in elderly people than it does in adults people.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking insulin aspart, it is especially important that your family doctor and pharmacist know if you are taking any of the following:

Beta-adrenergic blocking agents - acebutolol " Sectral ", atenolol " Tenormin ", betaxolol " Kerlone ", bisoprolol " Zebeta ", carteolol " Cartrol ", labetalol " Normodyne, Trandate ", metoprolol " Lopressor ", nadolol " Corgard ", oxprenolol " Trasicor ", penbutolol " Levatol ", pindolol " Visken ", propranolol " Inderal ", sotalol " Betapace ", timolol " Blocadren "
Clonidine - Catapres, Duraclon
Guanethidine - Ismelin
Reserpine - Serpasil These medication may hide symptoms of low blood sugar - such as fast heartbeat. Thus, a person with diabetes might not recognize that he or she has low blood sugar and might not take immediate steps to treat it

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of insulin aspart. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Hypoglycemia - low blood sugar If you have low blood sugar and take insulin, your blood sugar may reach dangerously low levels
Kidney disease

Liver disease Effects of insulin aspart may be increased or decreased; your family doctor may need to change your insulin dose