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Is Actrapid And Novorapid The Same In Terms Of Efficacy?
Hi , my daughter is a six year old girl suffering from type 1 diabetes from 1 year , she takes only actrapid after breakfast before going to school because she spends 8 hours at school . In lunch and dinner she takes novorapid and lantus as her night dose. My question : Is actrapid more suitable than novorapid for a long day at school or they lasts the same. If she was on actrapid for a whole month then she shifted to novorapid , this may results in any undesirable effects or not ???
Thu, 8 Sep 2016
actrapid is regular insulin while novorapid is rapid acting insulin, which means it takes half the time the actrapid needs to reach its peak
actrapid lasts longer but if the amount of carbohydrates is calculated correctly and given the appropriate amount of insulin either novorapid or actrapid ; it shouldn't be a problem shifting the child to novorapid, in fact it's faster which means your child can eat within 10 minutes of the injection .
I hope this helps
actrapid lasts longer but if the amount of carbohydrates is calculated correctly and given the appropriate amount of insulin either novorapid or actrapid ; it shouldn't be a problem shifting the child to novorapid, in fact it's faster which means your child can eat within 10 minutes of the injection .
I hope this helps
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