Post by fiddler on Oct 13, 2016 14:13:15 GMT -5
Hypoglycemia is a problem and also a restraint.... If you have an insulin where you can take a higher dose without the worry of having a hypo event you then have better control ... the question is how knowledgeable is the person with diabetes.... many aren't.. the are robotic .. following everything the doc says without question, therefore never really questioning or taking responsibility for their own disease .. or realizing that there is something else out there.. I know that is what my dad was doing.. he really doesn't understand his own disease.. he left that up to someone else.. makes me wonder how many people there are out there like him ...
My dad is on Novolog.... because there is ALWAYS a worry about a hypo event with this insulin, especially in elderly people .. the docs HAVE TO keep the dose low enuff to prevent this from happening as it can be fatal.. With Novolog there is a much larger risk of hypo .. so patients CANNOT take a dose that is too large.. Afrezza is much more forgiving because its in and out fast.. this one of the things that makes Afrezza remarkable .. so YES ... less risk of hypo is a huge