Insulin aspart User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)

• Aga...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 11, 2018

Insulin aspart for Diabetes, Type 1 "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."

• Bob...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 6, 2023

Insulin aspart for Type 2 Diabetes "Type 2 diabetic 30 years, and have heart problems, attacks/stents (14 pills each day & Tresiba daily, Trulicity weekly & Novolog 3 times daily). 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."

• Jjo...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 15, 2018

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 or get air in them like the other cheap ones."

• Mik...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• September 20, 2024

For Diabetes, Type 1 "I've been a Type 1 diabetic since 1981. I started with Humalog + long-acting and syringes three times a day. I've been using a Medtronic pump for the last 10+ years and have used both Humalog and Novolog with no discernible difference. A year ago, my Medicare Rx insurer formulary required that I switch to FIASP...which is considered the 'generic' Novolog. Now the issues are that Novo Nordisk (largest pharma company in the world...$250 billion/year) is having production delays for both Novolog and FIASP....so I literally can get either one where I live....because they are on 'back order'. As the insurance limits me to a 30-day supply....I'm now out and nowhere to turn!!!! Humalog (Lilly) had production troubles in the spring. I'm not a conspiracist....but the timing sure seems to be coincidental with the new cap on the $35/month."

• Joh...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 28, 2022

Insulin aspart for Type 2 Diabetes "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 you're best trying to avoid using insulin as long as you can because it is sort of a grind to start using insulin."

• Emb...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 8, 2022

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."

• Jim...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 21, 2023

Insulin aspart for Type 2 Diabetes "I was forced to switch to this from Humalog when I changed insurance companies, and so far, I've had a terrible experience with this product. It says it's short term, yet I've been told to take it way before eating, unlike my previous Humalog, which was right before eating. So far, in my experience, it's more like mid-term insulin that takes far too long to begin to work, and then when it finally does, it takes six hours or more before it wears off. This has caused me numerous low blood sugar events, some of which have woken me in the night with a blood sugar read of 47. Really scary. Unfortunately, I was told by one doctor, that's what your insurance pays for, so get used to it. I understand the insurance companies want to make money and all, but they're allowed to dictate what medications I can and can't take. Answer: YES! I'm going to see my doctor in a couple of days and will be discussing this with her in the hopes of being able to go back to Humalog."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 10 years or more
• February 10, 2025

Insulin aspart for Diabetes, Type 1 "Was on several different insulins as a child in 1962. I never had insurance. I married in 1974. The doctor changed from Humalog to Novolog around 1982-85, which worked much better for me than Humalog. Novolog works much faster than Humalog. I've been type 1 for 68 years. In 1982, it cost $9.80. The price went up over several years. A friend became diabetic, and he had insurance. He supplied my insulin and syringes for many years. I called the drug store and found out that Novolog insulin was $380.00. I retired and got on Medicare and insurance supplements. I got the pump in 2024 now, but I “had” to switch back to Humalog later. Medicare would not help me. My blood sugars are all over the board, and my insurance, Cigna, does not cover Novolog. I’ll be changing insurance hoping the end of 2025 to whoever the heck carries Novolog insulin on their plan if I don’t die."

• Fra...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• March 29, 2023

Insulin aspart for Type 2 Diabetes "After increasing my dosage from once to twice daily, I have gained 20 lbs in 5 months. After the first 2 months, developed heart failure, and I get out of breath very easily. Will be speaking to my endocrinologist regarding these unwanted side effects. Have only seen the doctor one time in 6 months, otherwise, dealing with a nurse practitioner."

• Ano...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 10, 2025

Insulin aspart for Type 2 Diabetes "I love insulin pens, ease of use, easy for travel. I hate Fiasp pens. I was required to switch to this insulin because Novolog is no longer on my formulary. It does not manage my glucose nearly as well as the Novolog did. It always has a large bubble in it when I go to inject. So I constantly have to use extra insulin to clear them before injecting. What a waste of insulin. Sometimes it works as it is supposed to (onset of eating or within 5 minutes after starting). At other times it doesn't work until 2-4 hours later."

• Cin...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 26, 2021

For Diabetes, Type 1 "My insurance will not cover Humalog anymore. It did not work well for me but does for my husband. Then along came insulin aspart. It worked for a while with my husband. But the last 2 bottles, one gelled and stopped the pump. The other just opened, had no effect whatsoever. Bought a new bottle and it 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 the family is tough financially."

• Het...
• January 9, 2021

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 ended 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."

• Chu...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 30, 2019

Insulin aspart for Diabetes, Type 1 "Was on Humalog until my insurance company stopped covering it, so I was put on Fiasp. Works fast. I would say about the same as Humalog. I use pens."

• Vel...
• June 7, 2008

Insulin aspart for Type 2 Diabetes "I have been on it for a little over 1 year and feel it has worked wonders for me."

• Dia...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• January 29, 2019

Insulin aspart for Diabetes, Type 1 "I have been a diabetic since I was 9 months old and still continue to use Novolog to this day and have never had any problems with the medication."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 10 years or more
• June 2, 2019

Insulin aspart for Diabetes, Type 1 "I have used Humalog and Novolog. They both work the same for me. Right now, I don't have insurance, so I get an insulin at Walmart called Novalin R. It only costs $27.37, and it works great."

• Gad...
• May 17, 2013

Insulin aspart for Type 2 Diabetes "Serious allergic reaction, hives, and extreme itching."

• Gle...
• February 6, 2017

Insulin aspart for Diabetes, Type 1 "The medicine works fine, but it is in the absolute worst delivery system ever. I can't imagine an elderly person or someone with arthritis trying to use this pen."

• Yil...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• October 5, 2022

Insulin aspart for Type 2 Diabetes "This drug is not working for me at all. I am diabetic 2, and I have to take a lot, otherwise, it is not effective at all."

• Nov...
• August 22, 2021

For Type 2 Diabetes "Insulin is fine, but the actual pen, the delivery, is not the best. The actual pen needs work on it."

• fur...
• August 9, 2010

Insulin aspart for Type 2 Diabetes "Convenient, easy to use... best blood glucose numbers!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 7, 2022

For Type 2 Diabetes "Since they switched me from Novolog to aspart insulin, my blood sugars are extremely high, and I have to take a lot more insulin than before."

• Jus...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 29, 2022

For Type 2 Diabetes "Anyone experience higher blood sugars when switching from Novolog to aspart?"

• yas...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 14, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "It is very effective as compared to other medications. It helps to reduce sugar in a few hours. However, it is very expensive with poor quality reusable pens."