Last week, I wrote about having a reaction to my Humalog injections. It turned out that the NP at my endocrinologist’s office prescribed me an alternative fast-acting insulin pen. However, she did not send a reply, so I only found out when my local pharmacy called me to pick it up.
The new medication uses the same pen and has the same active ingredient, but their website says it has additional ingredients when compared to Humalog. Lyumjev is supposed to work faster so I should inject when I start eating, instead of fifteen minutes beforehand. It feels like the medication is more “effective” since I am getting much more low blood sugar events than with Humalog. Unfortunately, I still have a lot of Humalog pens and cartridges so if I keep using Lyumjev, all the Humalog in my refrigerator will need to be tossed.
I am also getting a lot of low blood pressure events, like right now as I type. Is this related to using Lyumjev instead of Humalog?
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Ha! I totally forgot to discuss the reason I was prescribed Lyumjev. I am still getting the hot flashes or flushing, but it definitely feels less severe. There is also a big difference in temperature between the two floors of my house, so I need to test my “allergic” response more.
Life with chronic diseases 