Some time ago I asked our Endo about the newest insulin other Moms had spoken of,
Apidra. I first read of Apidra about a year ago when Lorraine of "This is Caleb"
blogged about it and it piqued my curiosity. When I spoke to the Endo, I was told
that it's about the same as other rapid acting insulins, so I didn't pursue it any further.
However, when Wendy at "Candy Hearts" put Apidra to the test some time ago, I
decided to ask the Endo again. This time we were offered 2 sample vials of Apidra
from the Endo's office, which was really exciting. We started last Friday and the
changes were almost immediate. She's within range a lot more and has less High
BGs. I did a sensor upload last night and was amazed to see that she was within
range about 80% of the time using Apidra compared to 16-48% of the time using
Humalog. Exciting! These results have also been with some carb counting
mistakes on my end, so I am hopeful we can have better results in the near future.
Hope this year is a healthy one for everyone!
Jessica
WAHOO FOR 80%!!! That's a beautiful thing ;) We continue to be pleased with the results of Apidra. I'm kind of excited to see what her next A1c will be in Feb, since we started it immediately after her last endo appt.
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I may have to look into that again. I hear such good things....
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