Apidra® Has Flexible Mealtime Dosing
Apidra® gives you mealtime dosing flexibility because you can take
your dose within 15 minutes before or within 20 minutes after you start a meal.
Having the option of flexible dosing can help, especially at restaurants where your
food may not arrive on time. You can also taste your food to see if you like it
and determine how much you will eat before you decide on your insulin dose. Of course,
you should always eat sensible portions and follow your diet. In addition, taking
Apidra® with the Apidra®
SoloSTAR® pen can make it convenient and the flexibility
of Apidra® may be an excellent fit for your daily routine.
Click here to watch an instructional
video and view step-by-step instructions on How to Take Apidra®.
Take your insulin before you eat or after you eat. Apidra® rapid-acting
insulin lets you decide
You can take Apidra® rapid-acting insulin within 15 minutes before
your meal, or within 20 minutes after starting a meal. You decide what works best
for you. This flexible time frame for insulin dosing can really help. Let's
face it, even under the best circumstances, mealtime schedules can be unpredictable.
That is why it's important to take a mealtime insulin that works quickly, and
over a short period of time, to help you manage blood sugar spikes that occur with
eating a meal. Apidra® does just that. It starts to work within 15
minutes after injection, peaks in about an hour, and continues working for 2 to
4 hours to give your body mealtime insulin coverage.
And Apidra® rapid-acting (mealtime) insulin is effective. In a clinical
study, when taken within 15 minutes before or within 20 minutes after starting a
meal, Apidra® was found to be as effective as regular human insulin
given 30 to 45 minutes before a meal.
Apidra® is available in the convenient Apidra® SoloSTAR® pen with
an easy push-button injection and offers flexible mealtime dosing.
The flexibility to be used with an insulin pump, pen, or vial and syringe
When administering Apidra®, you can take it using a vial and syringe.
Apidra® may be used with the Apidra®
SoloSTAR® pen.
You may even want to take it in an insulin pump. That's OK. Apidra®
is a flexible, rapid-acting insulin. In clinical studies, Apidra®
was found to be safe and effective when used in an insulin pump, injection pen,
or vial and syringe. Apidra® should be used as part of an overall
diabetes treatment plan, which may include diet, exercise, and other diabetes medications.
Of course, you should always check with your doctor about any changes you would
like to make with your diabetes treatment. Your doctor can tell you if an insulin
pump is right for you. He or she can also recommend the proper pump and instruct
you on its use. It's important to note that rapid-acting Apidra®
cannot be mixed with any other insulin or liquid when used in a pump.
Finding the right mealtime insulin dose for you
Because everybody with diabetes is different, everybody has different insulin needs.
That's why Apidra® rapid-acting insulin is dosed differently
for different people. To find out which mealtime insulin dose is right for you,
your healthcare provider will take many different things into account, such as your
lifestyle, how much you exercise, your diet, and the other medications you are taking.
Talk to your doctor before starting any exercise program. By working closely with
your healthcare provider, you can come up with an insulin dosing strategy that gives
you the mealtime blood sugar control you need.
Be sure to tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including
prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements, since
these can change the way insulin works.
