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Suggest The Ideal Dosage While Shifting From Humalin Insulin Kiwi Pen To Novlog's Pen

Posted on Tue, 7 Mar 2017

Question: I am having to change my Humalin Insulin Kiwi pen to Novlog's pen. Will my sliding scale and dosage be the same as it is now?

Answered by Dr. Mirjeta Guni (36 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
There is inly a slight difference;

Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking!
Humalog and Novolog are both rapid acting insulins. Humalog is the brand-name version of insulin lispro, and Novolog is the brand-name version of insulin aspart.
The only difference of the two types of insulin is that Novolog acts 5 minutes earlier than Humalog, so you do not have to wait 15 min to have the meal but 5 to ten minutes.
The dosage will be the same.
Hope the information will help.
Kind regards,
Dr.Mirjeta

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Mirjeta Guni (3 hours later)

Thank you.

Answered by Dr. Mirjeta Guni (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Thanks to you!

Detailed Answer:
Will be a pleasure to answer further questions in the future!

Wish you good health!
Kind regards,
Dr.Mirjeta

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy