What insulin??

**donberry427** · 01-11-2007, 01:51 AM

Ok i was reading a few sticky's on insulin and was curious about a few things..

Is Humulin R still legal over the counter? is Humalog?

And Why did one post say not to use humulin and prefere'd humalog?

**C_Bino** · 01-11-2007, 02:17 AM

Humalog is the fastest acting insulin , others are designed to stay active for hours on end, which is something you want to avoid.
ALso shooting IM rather than Sub-q will help it release and act faster.
In regards to legality, you gotta check for yourself. I got no idea where you live man. Different laws in different places. Humalog is legal for me.

**donberry427** · 01-11-2007, 02:42 AM

From what i read, they both are short term insulin 's being 4 or so hours active... Im in Baltimore Md USA so i'll have to check outwise ill get it from one of my sources... I was jsut curious about the facts with um cause the post was from 2003 that i was reading... Called "The book on insulin"

***perfectbeast2001*** · 01-11-2007, 03:19 AM

Humulin R is avialable OTC in the USA. It is known as a "fast acting" insulin but it is unsuitable for BB purposes really as it still remains active for too long (much longer than 4 hours BTW).

There are super fast acting insulins available but are not OTC, these are the ones that you want, Humalog or Novorapid, both active for approx 4 hours if shot IM.

The longer an insulin is active the more chance you have of hypo, I would not want to be worried 8 hours a day, While active you absolutely must not sleep and you must watch BG levels and eat enough carbs, much easier to do with the super fasr slins.

**donberry427** · 01-11-2007, 03:35 AM

Trust me ive read for the past 5 hours on insulin i know of alot of the bad things...icluding DEATH!! lol

Yeah i geuss ill talk to my source.. It should still be cheap i geuss...

(PS the sticky said it lasted like 4 hours)

***perfectbeast2001*** · 01-11-2007, 03:44 AM

Originally Posted by donberry427

Trust me ive read for the past 5 hours on insulin i know of alot of the bad things...icluding DEATH!! lol

Yeah i geuss ill talk to my source.. It should still be cheap i geuss...

(PS the sticky said it lasted like 4 hours)

the sticky told a fib!!