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Friday, November 16, 2012

When to eat after insulin injection? Also how much to eat after your insulin injection?

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The best time to eat after taking insulin depends on three major factors. First the type of insulin you are taking, the type of food you are eating, and your current blood glucose level.
There are two major types of insulin taken before meals, rapid acting and short acting. Rapid acting insulins include lispro (Humalog), insulin aspart (NovoLog), and insulin glulisine (Apidra). It’s generally best to inject these insulins up to 15 minutes before you plan to eat. For the short acting insulins, Humulin R and Novolin R, the timing is 30 to 45 minutes prior to the meal. If you wait longer than these times, you run the risk of having a low blood glucose level. Read more: Goldeneramart Health Junction

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