Product Description.:
When you have diabetes, no matter who you are, it's important to manage your blood sugar. As you may know, keeping your blood sugar under control at mealtime can be a challenge. Apidra? rapid-acting insulin can help, along with diet, exercise and other diabetes medications. Apidra? works fast and offers flexible insulin dosing to help manage mealtime blood sugar levels. And Apidra? works to improve mealtime blood sugar control in children 4 years and older with type 1 diabetes and adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. You can take Apidra? within 15 minutes before or within 20 minutes after starting a meal.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION FOR APIDRA?
Prescription Apidra? is for adults with type 2 diabetes or adults and children (4 years and older) with type 1 diabetes to improve blood sugar control. Do not use Apidra? during a low blood sugar reaction (hypoglycemia) or if you are allergic to any of the ingredients in Apidra?. Apidra? should normally be used with a longer-acting insulin.
Apidra? SoloSTAR? is a disposable prefilled insulin pen. Needles and the Apidra? SoloSTAR? pen must not be shared.
Apidra? may also be infused subcutaneously by external insulin infusion pumps.
Apidra? has a more rapid onset and shorter duration of action than regular human insulin. When used as a mealtime insulin, Apidra? should be given within 15 minutes before or within 20 minutes after starting a meal. Do not change your dose or the type of insulin you use without talking with your treating healthcare provider. Tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions, as well as other medicines and supplements you are taking. Check your blood sugar levels while on insulin therapy, such as Apidra?.
The most common side effect of insulin therapy, including Apidra?, is low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). Other possible side effects may include low blood potassium, injection site reactions, such as changes in fat tissue at the injection site, and allergic reactions, such as itching and rash. Less common, but potentially more serious or life-threatening, is generalized allergy to insulin, including anaphylactic reactions.
When used in a pump, do not mix Apidra? with any other insulin or liquid.
If the pump or infusion set does not work right, you may not receive the right amount of insulin. Hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, or ketosis can happen. Problems should be identified and corrected as quickly as possible. Change the Apidra? in the pump reservoir every 48 hours.
