Apidra Solostar 100Iu/Ml Disposable Pen Health Feed

The first and the most important thing to be cleared is what exactly insulin is. Now we all are well accustomed with the fact that we get the energy to do what we do by eating the food we eat. So how exactly is all this energy generated? That is exactly what is going to be explained in the briefest way possible.


Most carbohydrates contain a type of sugar known as glucose. After we finish eating, the carbohydrates break down into smaller sugar molecules called glucose inside the di...more

You can use 40 iu insulin, but you have to use U40 syringe only (with red cap). instead of actrapid, You may find U100 insulin huminsulin R or insuman R or insugen R.

Hello, thanks for the query. Insulin Muxtard 30/70 is similar to Novomix 30. Same number of units can be used. Thanks.

All the needle length you mentioned are ok.
Smaller needles are associated with less pain.
With 4 mm needle you need not have to make skin fold.

You might be having rebound hyperglycaemia in your fasting sample, because with 25 units of actrapid your post meal level is 145 only meaning insulin is effectively controlling it. Possibly after the evening dose of insulin and a longer interval between dinner and lunch, by the early hours of morning your blood sugar might be going below normal without your knowledge while you are asleep. At this the internal mechanisms of body release anti insulin hormones and the morning blood sugar in fasti...more

Sugar levels are too high to be controlled with oral hypoglycaemics only. She should use insulin syringe with small 26 gauge needle or fountain pen injections which cause very minimal pain. Once her levels are normal a trial for oral medication can be given. If she is overweight, her diet needs to be planned strictly otherwise merely increasing insulin or other medicines is never going to bring the things to normal.

Hb1ac level, serum creatinine, vit d3 calium and phosphorus level has to be done. Diabetic diet and excersise ismust. Depending on fbs/ppbs insulin has to be changed.

1. Do regular exercise for 30 minutes daily like brisk walking
2. Reduce weight if overweight
3. Control diet
a) avoid sweets, sugar/honey, full cream milk, milk product excess calorie and carbohydrate rich diet like white bread, cereal, rice, pasta
b) avoid all refined food like maida, pasta, starchy food like rice, potato, bakery item, processed food,
c) include more fiber like pulse, green leafy vegetable, cucumber, tomato, legume.
D) avoid sweetened fruit like banana,...more

Better start Homoeopathic treatment... And by that you can reduce the dose of the insulin and it also prevent the complications of diabetes..