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
