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What is Insulin Regular?

Category: Prescription Drugs

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Regular Insulin is used to treat type 1 diabetes; type 2 diabetes unresponsive to diet and/or oral hypoglycemics; as an adjunct to parenteral nutrition; and for diabetic ketoacidosis. It is also used for hyperkalemia.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Diabetes type 1 717 9
Diabetes type 2 58 25
Elevated blood sugar (hyperglycemia) 1 0
Gestational diabetes mellitus 1 0
Increase effect of another treatment 1 0

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  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
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Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 3
Mild 2
None 31

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Insulin Regular

Side effect Patients Percentage
Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) 3
Bruising 1
Decreased appetite 1
Elevated blood sugar (hyperglycemia) 1
Fluid retention (edema) 1
IgG deficiency 1

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Why patients stopped taking Insulin Regular

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Reason Patients Percentage
Doctor's advice 14
Other 8
Course of treatment ended 7
Did not seem to work 6
Side effects too severe 2
Change in health plan coverage 1
Expense 1
Personal research 1
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Duration

Stopped taking Insulin Regular

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 2
1 - 6 months 4
6 months - 1 year 2
1 - 2 years 5
2 - 5 years 7
5 - 10 years 5
10 years or more 8
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 25
Usually 7
Sometimes 3
Never taken as prescribed 1
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 2
Somewhat hard to take 10
A little hard to take 16
Not at all hard to take 8
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 1
$100-199 2
$50-99 9
$25-49 3
< $25 11
Not specified 10

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Insulin Regular after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Metformin (Metformin ER) 4
Insulin Glargine (Lantus) 3
Insulin Aspart (Novolog) 2
Insulin Lispro (Humalog) 2
Empaglifozin (Jardiance) 1

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Patients stopped taking Insulin Regular and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Insulin Aspart (Novolog) 4
Insulin Glargine (Lantus) 3
insulin detemir (Levemir) 2
Insulin Lispro (Humalog) 2
Metformin (Metformin ER) 2

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3 patient evaluations for Insulin Regular

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Oct 2, 2012 (Started Sep 19, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for diabetes type 1)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 100 units Every Other Week
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Apr 1, 2010 (Started Jun 21, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Diabetes Mellitus)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (hard to control blood sugars)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 10 intl units Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: hard to control blood sugars
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 15, 2010 (Started Jan 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for diabetes type 2)
  • Side effects
    Mild (low blood sugar (hypoglycemia))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 100 units Monthly
Cost: $100-199 monthly
Side effects: low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)
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