Insulin lispro - IN-su-lin LYE-sproe is a type of insulin. Insulin is one of many hormones that help the body turn the food we eat into energy. This is done by using the glucose - sugar in the blood as quick energy. Always insulin helps us store energy that we can use later. When you have diabetes mellitus - sugar diabetes, your body does not produce enough insulin, or the insulin produced is not using properly. This causes you to have too much sugar in your blood. Like other types of insulin, insulin lispro is using to keep your blood sugar level close to normal. Insulin lispro works faster than other types of insulin; therefore, you may have to use insulin lispro in combination with another type of insulin or with a type of oral diabetes drug called a sulfonylurea to keep your blood sugar under control.
This drug is available only with your family doctor's prescription, in the following dosage form:
Some commonly using brand names are:
In the USA