[Diabetes-Talk] Lyumjev just approved by FDA for use in insulin pumps

Sat Sep 11 01:54:49 UTC 2021

Patricia, I am using it in the prefilled pen. I have been using it for a year now. I can say that this is a really wonderful insulin for type 2 diabetics as well as type 1.  Yes I always do the right amount of calculations before giving myself insulin and I do correct if I do see my highs go up above 170 within  2 or 3 hours of eating.  

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From: Patricia Maddix <pmaddix at comcast.net> 
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2021 6:31 PM
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Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Lyumjev just approved by FDA for use in insulin pumps

Sometimes I still get very stubborn highs and have to do repeated corrections to bring them down which can sometimes still take several hours. This is most often the highs that occur after a prolonged low especially if I over treated with food. I probably need to treat this with a higher correction than usual but get a little scared when doing that because I do not want to cause another low. It’s probably safer to be a little conservative and have a higher blood sugar a little longer which long term is certainly not going to do any damage. Another thing I like about it is when I’m eating out and the carbohydrate content is a bit uncertain and the food higher in fat I sometimes don’t estimate right and the sugar goes a little high but again can bring it down a lot quicker then with NovoLog. Also the formally prolonged highs as a result of a high fat meal can be corrected more quickly. One thing you have to be careful of  because this insulin starts working in 12 to 17 minutes you don’t want to let anyone or something like a phone call delay your meal once you’ve taken your insulin. I share this from personal experience!
I did not have to adjust my basal rate or my insulin to carb ratio or my correction factor when changing insulins.
If anyone else on this list tries it, please let us know how it works for you.
Patricia

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> On Sep 10, 2021, at 5:19 PM, gary via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Yes verenoic ifyou have highs it will correct or bbring the high down within 45 to an hour and you can take it before or after a meal. I don’t know how  this works but that is one good thing that my endo was telling me about when he put me on it last  year in august. Its been exactly 1 year as  I just took a look through my records for that fast rapid acting insulin.  
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> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Veronica Elsea via Diabetes-Talk
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> Wow! I'm going to have a chat with my endocrinologist about this in October. Sounds like a good thing, for sure.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Patricia Maddix via Diabetes-Talk
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> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Lyumjev just approved by FDA for use in insulin pumps
> 
> I just saw my endocrinologist on Tuesday and he said that just within the last week or two this insulin was approved by FDA for use and insulin pumps. For me this means that I can return to running my insulin through my Medicare part B where with my Medicare supplement I get my insulin for zero dollars. This last year I have had to run it through my part D coverage which had high copayments. This ultra rapid acting insulin is still working really great for me. Because it works so rapidly it generally prevents spikes after meals and brings a high blood sugar down in 1/3 to 1/2 the time that it did with nova log.
> My doctor did not tell me about this insulin no doubt because the control of my diabetes has been quite good ever since CGM‘s but I asked him about it and he gave me a vile to try. Even though the numbers look good on paper to a doctor the roller coaster of blood sugars are bothersome and I find I feel better both physically and mentally when there’s less fluctuation.  my endocrinologist is very good and totally up-to-date on everything but as patient I feel I need to stay up-to-date on all options out there to advocate for what I feel I need. He is always agreeable to things I want to try.
> Thanks to everyone on this list for sharing all your questions and tips as there is always more to learn about.
> Patricia
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