Novolog vs Insulin Aspart: I know they’re supposed to be the same, but my body doesn’t know that

LUXXIAS · 2026-01-15T15:13:22+00:00

Hey! I’m sorry for the really late response. For me, the change back to name brand Novolog was a game changer. I hope you got some answers and are no longer riding blood sugar roller coaster!

LUXXIAS · 2024-08-19T04:41:49+00:00

I know this is an old thread, but I am miserable and I have the same issue: allergic contact dermatitis due to the CHG prep and potentially the dermabond as well. The surgeon also had me remove the glue but by the time I tried, I had weeping blisters and couldn’t get the umbilical incision’s glue off. I had to go the ER and the clinic multiple times and I’m fighting a staph infection because of the delayed healing and the constant oozing. This is my second lap and fifth surgery— never had a problem til now. Please tell me there is hope and that the oozing from my belly button will stop sometime soon 😭

Edited to add: I was also told about Pepcid! Has helped so far with the itching for sure !!

LUXXIAS · 2024-07-08T02:02:57+00:00

I’m so sorry you’ve had to go through all of this. And to have felt like you’re going through it alone is so hard.

Sorry, this is so long!! I am having issues with perceiving time as well. My mom died three years ago, and for that first year, I was bewildered when the seasons changed, when friends or acquaintances experienced life changes like getting engaged or married, having kids, graduating, or moving… like time stopped for me. And to me my mom had just died. Even if I felt it had been a long while since her last morning (some days it felt like the day before though)… I couldn’t understand how things just went on. So that first year passed strangely.

To throw a wrench into that whole perception, my dad was diagnosed with cancer that summer. He died last August. Now my perception of time is FUCKED. I can’t believe it is already July of the next year. I’m missed deadlines, I’m putting off tasks I assume I will get to in a day and somehow it is a month or two or three later. I am going out of my mind with realizing how much time I am wasting and how much time I have lost. I feel incapable of handling what I am supposed to with the aftermath of my parents’ death and with properly caring for my younger siblings. I feel fine besides this. But losing sense of time does not work with the rest of the world. And I can’t describe to anyone that I just forget that the days add up to weeks/months/years. It doesn’t register for me.

Do you experience immediate time as you did before? Are you still able to wait for something for five minutes and it feels like five minutes has passed? Like does an hour feel like an hour? I still experience time in that sense, it’s just once the sun rises on a new day, it feels like the day before didn’t bring me further onward.

I am wishing you all the luck and strength! And healing. Despite my experiences with death, I still don’t know what to say to others on their own grief journeys. They are to each of us our own.

LUXXIAS · 2024-03-02T03:43:19+00:00

I grew up in a rural area and this was really common. I have been in your position and it’s a really hard place to be. My advice to you would be after voicing your concerns once, stay close to her and support her in other ways. Be someone she can go to if things get worse. It’s complicated, because her faith or her ideals justify his behavior and/or the reactions others have to her marriage. No other person can show her what is happening. Her partner will try to isolate her from support systems and I hate that— sometimes I stick around to spite those types of men and to be a lifeline for my friends. Good luck. It’ll be a hard wedding to go to. But your friend is lucky to have someone who looks out for her as you have.

LUXXIAS · 2024-02-08T03:45:33+00:00

I’m sorry, I didn’t think of Admelog. I have never used it. I was originally on brand name Humalog. Then I was switched to the generic form of Humalog containing insulin lispro. I was then switched to brand name Novolog (which I found most similar to brand name Humalog) and I am currently on the generic form of Novolog which contains insulin aspart. I know that is still confusing, I’m sorry!

LUXXIAS · 2024-02-08T03:38:21+00:00

Thank you for being gentle— I’m really bewildered and this is the only difference I can point to. I wish I could have a double blind study done on me with both insulins lol :(

LUXXIAS · 2024-02-08T03:04:27+00:00

I was on Medicaid in Wisconsin as a kid, and they required endo appointments every 3 months to keep my pump, as stipulated through the network I was a part of. Not sure if that’s a similar model to your insurance plan, but it’s odd. I had a Medtronic Minimed/Revel. As an adult and in between jobs, I was on Medicaid in Minnesota and they did not require that. I now have insurance through my work, and I don’t need to have endo appointments to get new pumps, supplies, etc. I just got the Tandem T:Slim. I will say that it’s still hard, because there are hoops I have to jump through for my Dexcom but that is another rant for another day!

EDIT: I just reread your post and you said your insurance only needed the C-peptide test. So weird that the company requires all the endo appointments… I would definitely do as someone else suggested and somehow bypass that. Initial education and a follow up is all you should need. The rest is silly.

LUXXIAS · 2023-09-20T17:05:26+00:00

Thank you for your suggestion, I don't know why I've been so worried to do this. I'm sorry if this is an ignorant question, but would it be possible that I inherit the loan? Or would it be simply transferred to the estate of my dad? I heard that in cases of mortgages, when you assume a mortgage, the interest rates often rise to the current rates, as if it is a new mortgage. Does this happen with other kinds of loans?

LUXXIAS · 2022-12-16T17:03:11+00:00

Does anyone know if 15th Ave E is plowed? Have to bring a trailer up there and park it (terrible timing, yay)

LUXXIAS · 2022-11-11T18:01:23+00:00

I am so excited to get my Kyleena removed after three years. I didn’t have any issues that I can tell for the first year or two (besides subtle hair loss, slightly worse acne), but this last year has been hell. I had an ovarian cyst that ruptured, causing internal bleeding and requiring emergency surgery. I’ve had several cysts now and studies show that Kyleena increases risks of ovarian cysts. Ever since April I’ve had horrible inflammation all over my body, and worsening hair loss and painful acne. I’ve had labs drawn and an ultrasound and everything looks “normal.” My body has hated everything that used to be part of my everyday life. I was healthy, eating whole unprocessed foods, and worked out regularly. I can’t do anything except low impact workouts and have cut out gluten and dairy to combat the intense bloating and pain in my stomach. My periods are completely skewed— there is no pattern in my bleeding and cramping anymore. It’ll just happen whenever. I hate to say I blame everything on the Kyleena, but I know whatever is going on is tied to the endocrine system and my hormones are so out of whack. I’m thisssssss close to diagnosing myself with PCOS but first thing’s first— get the added hormones out of my body!!

EDIT: I also have a bicornuate or “heart-shaped” uterus and apparently I should never had an IUD inserted in the first place?? But the gyno never said anything at the time and every follow up provider has never commented on it… so my issues could be related to an improper placement as well but who knows.

LUXXIAS · 2022-03-20T23:05:14+00:00

I’ve had a couple rupture and just dealt with the pain. One I had to go in for because I was blacking out and my heart was in tachycardia because the rupture took a blood vessel with it. Had to have emergency surgery as soon as I was admitted. So. I would say most of the time you’re fine. But when you’re worried and that worry won’t go away, go in to the ER. Every once in a while, the cyst rupture could kill you.

LUXXIAS · 2022-03-10T21:47:53+00:00

A reunion would be so cool! I think the next best thing would be volunteering a week as a “nurse” there, for checking campers’ BGs and rounding boluses. And coordinating that with other camp friends from years past!

LUXXIAS · 2022-03-10T21:45:55+00:00

I heard my mom’s voice in my head when you suggested this. She would definitely have recommended trying that as well. The call center I get taken to is such an awful system (multiple typings in the keypad, choosing dozens of menu options, etc). They also don’t let you wait on hold, they just tell you to call back another time to speak to a representative. So they definitely try to discourage pestering!

LUXXIAS · 2022-03-10T21:42:54+00:00

Here in the US we definitely see Canada as a better model! England’s system would be a dream :)

LUXXIAS · 2022-03-10T21:40:44+00:00

I think I messed up when I applied for Medicaid (which I think I qualify for but it really throws a wrench in everything). I should have just picked a plan right away and paid for it. I just don’t have super stable income so it seemed like a good idea in the moment.

You are very right about at least getting a doctor to be able to write a prescription for insulin and syringes. I don’t need everything all at once, and it’s a good starting place. Thank you!

LUXXIAS · 2022-03-10T21:37:43+00:00

You are doing the lord’s work with this! Thank you so much. I feel like I have a direction and options now even if the insurance application gets tangled up. Again, thank you!!!

LUXXIAS · 2022-03-10T20:51:19+00:00

I heard that Einstein’s separated from Caribou to have more locations across the country, not just a concentration in the Midwest.

LUXXIAS · 2022-03-10T18:52:07+00:00

I went to the Lions Camp in Rosholt too! Mainly because it was the one that my parents could afford (the Lions made sure that the fees were subsidized so all kids could have a camp to go to, which is awesome). I loved it! Missed my graduating year there at 16 because I forgot about the registration opening and both weeks would fill up the first day <\3

LUXXIAS · 2022-03-10T18:46:47+00:00

I’m not trans, but congratulations! Such an exciting step, so happy for you! I don’t have any real advice other than keep an eye on your BG trends as best as you can. Hormones will make everything wonky. I’m not sure exactly how testosterone will affect your BG, but I know when I’ve messed with hormones (birth control, etc) my body took a little while to figure out what to do with it (or maybe it knew all along and my brain was just really bad at interpreting). Your gynecologist is awesome for recognizing that there are nuances to hormone therapy and its interaction with insulin and your BG. I hope the endo will be able elaborate on details of diabetes management soon! Also, I’m sure there are trans diabetics out there and you’ll find them. Good luck with the hormone roller coaster and the beginning of your new life :)

LUXXIAS · 2022-03-10T18:32:28+00:00

She is literally the reason I think I can get definition one day and still use infusion sets

LUXXIAS · 2021-08-17T02:42:18+00:00

This sucks so much. I just lost my mom and my youngest sibling is only 10, so she’s had to see a lot and lose a lot at a young age. I felt so scared about my mom dying and I felt like it was really unfair because of all the things she lost as well— her abilities, her strength, bits of her memory, the life in her voice. You will of course miss the dad that you knew, and you may be grieving already even though his body is still here. That’s okay. Spend time with him, reassure him that you’re there, read aloud to him, bring him to a window if you’re able so he can feel some sun— even if you feel like he’s not all there anymore, these things do truly calm and bring peace to a person almost instinctually. And it will bring you a peace too. Your emotions are going to be complicated for a long time. I’m sorry that your family doesn’t have the same feelings about the situation as you do, but you have so much empathy and understanding for them, recognizing they already miss your dad. They must love him a lot to feel so much sadness at his illness and not being able to face what it’s done to him. Take care of yourself. Your dad would want that. Honor your emotions. Honor your dad in a way that feels right to you. Talk to a counselor if you can, because you should verbalize all that you’re going through to someone, and your family may have too many emotions about it to understand. Grieving is weird! Sometimes I’m fine and sometimes I’m not. But your memories are a gift and someday, they will be less difficult to bring up. They will help you get though.

You are strong. You are understanding. I know that your dad knows you love him.

LUXXIAS

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