User Reviews for Insulin aspart

Novolog (insulin aspart) for Diabetes, Type 2 "After trying several insulin types of medicines which caused severe itching, I was put on Novolog 70/30. At first there were no side effects, then dizziness started to occur and its getting worse, my ankles are starting to swell and I am putting on weight. I'm at my wits end. Novolog is very convenient to use, but unfortunately now I have to go back to doctor and start a new medication and go through trial and error with a new medication which can also be very costly."

Novolog (insulin aspart) for Diabetes, Type 2 "On bolus regimen (rapid + long acting) since early 2021 and developed painful neuropathy in thighs/legs that is worsening to the point of insomnia. The sharp pains sensations feel like sewing needles. Doctor didn't know the cause, and want to test thyroid which was negative when hospitalized for DKA. It is always best to read package insert from the manufacturer because it contains more detail. I learned all insulin products reduce potassium levels (low K can cause muscle cramps, burning, even death) and rapid glycemic control is "associated with" transitory eye refractive disorder, worsening retinopathy and "acute painful peripheral neuropathy". This has another name: Treatment-Induced Diabetic Neuropathy. I believe PN becomes chronic once it starts as long as you're using Novolog."

Novolog (insulin aspart) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I put on A LOT of weight with this novolog insulin. No diet changes, but gained 60 lbs in a year. I was taking 15 units 3x a day. I kept hearing "hang in there". "give it time to adjust to your body." So now, my blood sugars are worse thanks to the extra weight, thanks to Novolg flex pen. I also experienced not urinating enough, & ankle swelling. Probably because this stuff won't let you urinate. Did it lower my blood sugar? Of course! It's insulin. But at the cost of putting on 60 lbs? Not worth it. I finally stopped it even though my idiot doctor disagreed. Yeah, Doc, I'll keep taking it until I can't fit out of my door way. Ridiculous! I worked hard to lose 60 lbs."

Novolog (insulin aspart) for Diabetes, Type 1 "Novolog works very well and very fast (3-5) hours in lowering sugar levels but for those w/out insurance be wary Novolog is very expensive, espicially when you have to couple the insulin w/ another slow-acting, such as Lantus. Together these are very effective however."

Novolog (insulin aspart) for Diabetes, Type 1 "This insulin is terrible. My boyfriend almost died today because he took the normal amount of insulin and it was too much for his body and his sugar dropped to 26. When your sugar is that low it can cause fatal symptoms including passing out, disorientation, memory loss, seizures and even death. My boyfriend ending up an hour away in the middle of nowhere and he was lost. He was passed out and almost died it was lucky his parents found him. SWITCH brands this insulin is too strong and has too many side effects. My bf got lucky today maybe he won’t next time...."

Novolog (insulin aspart) for Diabetes, Type 2 "Have used Novolog for 9-10 years. I has reasonably helped with controlling my glucose but has caused considerable weight gain. My units are determined by the carbohydrate count per meal - that has been adjusted from a ratio of 10 to a ratio of 7 per unit. A new endocrinologist has suggested Januvia but the side effects sound horrendous. The other 5 oral medications I've tried over a period of years did nothing positive and actually caused too many gastrointestinal problems. Will decide in 3 months, at next appointment."

Novolog (insulin aspart) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I take a combination of Novolog R and N. It has worked just as well as the High dollar medications that I had taken in the past. I was taking some high dollar medications and always ran through my insurance coverage after 6 months. After moving back to Kansas from Missouri my specialist here changed me to the Novolog regimen which is all out of pocket but cheaper than 6 month of out of coverage for the high dollar medication."

Fiasp (insulin aspart) for Diabetes, Type 1 "I switched from Aphidra to Fiasp because both my primary and secondary insurance stopped covering it. I was using the Omnipod pump and the Fiasp worked well with it. My endocrinologist suggested I go to the T-Slim Tandem pump that communicates with the Dexcom G6 sensor system. Fiasp does not work well with that system... it tends to clog the tubing."

NovoLog FlexPen (insulin aspart) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I was switched from Humalog flex insulin to Novolog flexpen and I've noticed that since then I have gained 21 pounds and I'm trying my best exercising eating right I'll lose a pound and gain 3 I need help what should I do?"

Novolog (insulin aspart) for Diabetes, Type 1 "I was put on Novolog when I was diagnosed with Type 1 and have loved it ever since. I've never had any negative side effects and when coupled with the Omnipod it is phenomenal for me. It is important to note however that every person's body is different. My doctor recently had me try Humalog to which I had multiple negative side effects. This does not mean one is better than the other, just that for my own body the Novolog happens to be what it accepts and works with best. You should always tell your doctor how ANY medication makes you feel if you experience negative side effects. For me, the Novolog is a gods send and I love it :)"

Novolog (insulin aspart) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I assume the Novolog insulin is doing what it is designed to do, my complaint is with the delivery pen!!! It gets stuck and will not plunge thereby leaving the insulin unusable. Humalog has a better pen!!!!!"

Novolog (insulin aspart) for Diabetes, Type 2 "Started novalog on Friday. Amazing bloodsugar control. However by Monday I was in the er with chest pains and shortness of breath. Hospital said this medicine caused it. Then I look on their site and it says it right on side effect list. Will never take it again!!!!"

Novolog (insulin aspart) for Diabetes, Type 2 "Been on Novolog a month, also using Basaglar 30 units a day and Metformin ER. A1c too high at 9.1 so doctor told me I needed to try short acting insulin. Costs is high one pen as $107 I pay $325 for 5 Basaglar pens. Seems like this disease is making drug companies wealthy. I do see improvement when using the Novolog when I take it at big meal when carb intake higher. Has improved fasting levels. But the cost will prevent me from sticking with it. Insurance pays some I hope but I went off Lantus because of costs. I think Lantus worked better then Basaglar but that's just my own observation and experience. I've tried Januvia, Starlix, Victoza, and none really work consistently even being on a low carb diet. Besides the insulin is affecting my weight in a negative way which can't be good for insulin resistance. After awhile the injected insulin probably also become resistant to cell intake. So then you take more and more. Yeah a expensive band aid for a disease that fights back."

Novolog (insulin aspart) for Diabetes, Type 2 "Good for lowering blood sugar and quick but the side effects were bad, it caused severe itching and a bad rash running down both of the inside of my legs. Heading in to get it changed to something new."

Novolog (insulin aspart) for Diabetes, Type 1 "Any fast acting pen that fails to act even one time is a total loss. This Novolog pen fails to inject sometimes. So I rate it 1/10. What happens is: you put the flex pen on and click it into place, and then whatever amount you dial does NOT infuse after injection. So even though it works well when it works, not working even once when you absolutely need it makes it a terrible device."

Novolog (insulin aspart) for Diabetes, Type 2 "Novolog pen does not glide well when giving yourself a shot. The medication worked well for me with minimal side affects. I have been on it for 2 yrs, but my coupon has expired & I cannot afford it now."

Novolog (insulin aspart) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I use both Novolog and a slow acting insulin. At first Novolog worked pretty well after meals but then I started to see a delay and a continued spike after two hours. I have seen improvement in fasting BGL but I have also gained back some weight I had lost just on the slow insulin. Using fast acting insulin is more frustrating because it adds in more monitoring on BGL and you risk injecting too much causing low blood sugars. I just think your best trying to avoid using insulin as long as you can because it is sort of a grind to start using insulin."

Novolog (insulin aspart) for Diabetes, Type 1 "I was diagnosed with diabetes in 1994. Began using Novolog. It worked great. Years later, my insurance told me I could no longer use Novolog, it was "premium". I would have to pay 2x as much for it. They told me I had to use Humalog to get the same Rx co-pay. Aren't ins. companies great (for themselves)? I used Humalog for years and it worked well. Lately, in the last two years, my blood sugars (BS) went thru the roof and I had no idea why. On a guess, I doubled my Humalog and my BS came back down. Now, using twice as much each dose, my BS are ok. Recently, I had a chance to use Novolog again. Great!!! No double dose and it starts working 20 minutes faster than Humalog. Lily will no longer be conning me with their prices. I am no longer using their ineffective and overpriced junk. Thanks Novolog. It is good to use an insulin that works."

Novolog (insulin aspart) for Diabetes, Type 1 "The insulin works but they leak and come apart inside and are HORRIBLE inaccurate because they leak and get air in them be very careful I rarely use them because of problems. A syringe is way more accurate because they don't fall apart get air in them like the other cheap ones"

Novolog (insulin aspart) for Diabetes, Type 1 "Hello, Novolog has worked for me so far. It does increase my appetite though. I got a sample from my doctor's office to begin. I then went to the pharmacy to fill my prescription and found that it costs over $500.00. I did find a discount RX card on Novonordisk´s website, but it states that you, "may pay as little as $25.00." I read the fine print and it states, "reimbursement $100 per prescription." Has anyone here ever used it? I had to find a card so I could afford my Lantus as well. I would just like to know what to expect. If it's $25.00 or only up to $100 per rx of what they cover. I'm newly diagnosed, and I would appreciate any help."

Novolog (insulin aspart) for Diabetes, Type 2 "Type 2 diabetic 30 years, and have heart problems, attacks/stents (14 Pills each Day & Tresiba Daily, Trulicity Weekly & Novalog 3 times daily).11 Have taken Novolog a few months now, and it has not done anything as well as Humalog. I am frustrated and do not trust my doctors & pharmacy folks much anymore."

Novolog (insulin aspart) for Diabetes, Type 2 "Started on Novolog because Lantus alone didn't keep A1C low enough. it is effective and I have had to rely on it more as my insurance switched me to Basaglar which is less effective than Lantus. Being on two insulins does cause weight gain which only decreases insulin sensitivity. Sort of a losing battle to use more insulin and gain more weight. But that's what happens."

For Diabetes, Type 1 "My insurance will not cover Humalog any more. Welcome novaPDF, it did not work well for me but does for my husband. Then along came insulin apart. It worked for awhile with my husband. But the last 2 bottles one gelled and stopped pump. The other just opened had no effect what so ever. Bought new bottle and seems to be working. I am going to call insurance and see if we have to go with generic. My neighbor can get Humalog, so we trade and we are both happy. Diabetes is not cheap... 2 in family is tough finically."

NovoLog FlexPen (insulin aspart) for Diabetes, Type 1 "I was recently moved from another short acting insulin to the NovoLog FlexPen prefilled syringes and I have to say that I absolutely don't like having to use this pen. I can never seem to get the pen needles to thread correctly on the pen and the whole thing feels incredibly cheap with very poor allowances. From observation it appears the first unit of each injection is less than a full dose compared to the second or third units in an injection and the poor manufacturing allowances just make for a product that feels cheap, sloppy, and inaccurate. The difficulties in threading the pen needle alone are aggravating enough, but right now I'm locked into this particular brand thanks to insurance (which I have an entirely different tirade about). Everything just feels so loose and cheap and frustrates me every time I have to correct my sugars."

Novolog (insulin aspart) for Diabetes, Type 2 "Been on Novolog about three years now. Take it at meals mostly lunch and dinner. Also take Basaglar too. Biggest complaint with Novolog is slow reaction time which allows my carbs to raise BGL too high. If I take more it just drops me to low later. Much more difficult to judge dosing giving that I am type 2 and my own insulin works some days better than others. I have basically accepted the spikes as my fasting level overnight is good. Personally, I think if the Basaglar worked better it would help balance out my numbers better."