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Humalog® (HU-ma-log)
insulin lispro injection, USP (rDNA origin)
Important
Know your Insulin. Do not change the type of insulin you use unless told
to do so by your healthcare provider. Your insulin dose and the time you take
your dose can change with different types of insulin.
Make sure you have the right type and strength of insulin prescribed for you.
Read the Patient Information that comes with Humalog before you start using it
and each time you get a refill. There may be new information. This leaflet does
not take the place of talking with your healthcare provider about your diabetes or
treatment. Make sure that you know how to manage your diabetes. Ask your
healthcare provider if you have questions about managing your diabetes.
What is Humalog?
Humalog is an injectable fast-acting man-made insulin. Humalog is used to
control high blood sugar (glucose) in people with diabetes.
Humalog comes in:
• 10 mL vials (bottles) for use with a syringe or external insulin pump
• Prefilled pens
• 3 ml cartridges for use with a reusable pen or external insulin pump
Who should not take Humalog?
Do not take Humalog if:
•your blood sugar is too low (hypoglycemia). After treating your low blood
sugar, follow your healthcare provider's instructions on the use of Humalog.
• you are allergic to anything in Humalog. See the end of this leaflet for a
complete list of ingredients in Humalog.
Tell your healthcare provider:
• about all your medical conditions. Medical conditions can affect your insulin
needs and your dose of Humalog.
•if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. You and your healthcare provider
should talk about the best way to manage your diabetes while you are
pregnant or breastfeeding. Humalog has not been studied in pregnant or
nursing women
•about all the medicines you take, including prescription and non
prescription medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements. Many medicines
can affect your blood sugar levels and insulin needs. Your Humalog dose
may need to change if you take other medicines.
Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of your medicines with you to show
to all of your healthcare providers.
How should I use Humalog?
Humalog can be used with a syringe, prefilled pen. reusable pen or external
insulin pump. Taik to your healthcare provider if you have any questions. Your
healthcare provider will tell you the nght syringes to use with Humalog vials.
Your healthcare provider should show you how to inject Humalog before you
start using it.
• Read the User Manual that comes with your Humalog prefilled pen and
the manufacturer's instructions that comes with your external insulin
pump. Use Humalog exactly as prescribed by your healthcare provider.
•If you have type 1 diabetes, you need to take a longer-acting insulin in
addition to Humalog (except when using an external insulin pump).
•If you have type 2 diabetes, you may be taking diabetes pills and/or a
longer-acting insulin in addition to Humalog.
•Humalog starts working taster than other insulins that contain regular
human insulin. Inject Humalog within fifteen minutes before eating or right
after eating a meal.
• Check your blood sugar levels as told by your healthcare provider.
• Look at your Humalog before using. Humalog should be clear, have no
color and look like water. If your Humalog is cloudy, thickened, even slightly
colored, or has solid particles or clumps in it, do not use. Return it to your
pharmacy for new Humalog.
• Humalog can be mixed with a longer-acting human insulin, but only if you
are told to do so by your healthcare provider. If you are mixing two types of
insulin, always draw Humalog into the syringe first. Talk with your healthcare
provider about how to properly mix Humalog with a different insulin.
• Humalog can be used in an external insulin pump either by withdrawing
Humalog from a vial or using a 3 mL Humalog cartridge that is inserted into
the pump.
• Humalog was tested with MiniMed*' Models 506,507. and 508 insulin pumps
using Mini Med Polyfin® l infusion sets. Humalog was also tested with the
Disetronic 3 * 2 H-TRONplus* 2 VIOO insulin pump (with plastic 3.15 mL
insulin reservoir), using the Disetronic Rapid* 2 infusion set.
•A Humalog cartridge used in the D-TRON 2 or D-TRONplus 2 pump, may be
used for up to 7 days. Humalog in the external insulin pump reservoir and
the complete infusion set should be replaced and a new infusion site
selected every 48 hours or less.
• Humalog in an external insulin pump should not be exposed to temperature
above 98.6°F (37°C). such as in a sauna or hot tub. hot showers, direct
sunlight, or radiant heaters.
• inject your dose of Humalog under the skin of your stomach area, upper
arm. upper leg. or buttocks. Never inject Humalog into a muscle or vein.
• Change (rotate) your injection site with each dose.
• Your insulin needs may change because of:
• illness
•stress
•other medicines you take
Humalog’ (HU-ma-log) insulin lispro injection. USP (rDNA origin) PV 5560 AMP
•changes in eating
• physical activity changes
Follow your healthcare provider's instructions to make changes in your
insulin dose.
• Never dilute or mix Humalog with another insulin in the same prefilled
pen, cartridge or external insulin pump.
•Always carry a quick source of sugar to treat low blood sugar, such as
glucose tablets, hard candy, or juice.
What are the possible side effects of Humalog?
Low Blood Sugar (Hypoglycemia). Symptoms of low blood sugar include:
•hunger
•dizziness
•feeling shaky or shakiness
• lightheadedness
•sweating
• irritability
•headache
•fast heartbeat
• confusion
Low blood sugar symptoms can happen suddenly. Symptoms of low blood
sugar may be different for each person and may change from time to time.
Severe low blood sugar can cause seizures and death. Low blood sugar may
affect your ability to drive a car or use mechanical equipment, risking injury to
yourself or others. Know your symptoms of low blood sugar. Low blood sugar
can be treated by drinking juice or regular soda or eating glucose tablets, sugar,
or hard candy. Follow your healthcare provider’s instructions for treating low
blood sugar. Talk to your healthcare provider if low blood sugar is a problem for you.
•Serious allergic reactions (whole body allergic reaction). Severe, life
threatening allergic reactions can happen with insulin. Get medical help
right away if you develop a rash over your whole body, have trouble breathing,
wheezing, a fast heartbeat, or sweating.
•Reactions at the injection site (local allergic reaction). You may get
redness, swelling, and itching at the injection site. If you keep having
injection site reactions or they are serious, you need to call your healthcare
provider. Do not inject insulin into a skin area that is red. swollen, or itchy.
• Skin thickens or pits at the injection site (lipodystrophy). This can happen
if you don't change (rotate) your injection sites enough.
These are not all the side effects from Humalog. Ask your healthcare provider
or pharmacist for more information.
How should I store Humalog?
•Store all unopened (unused) Humalog in the original carton in a
refrigerator at 36°F to 46°F (2°C to B°C). Do not freeze.
• Do not use Humalog that has been frozen.
• Do not use after the expiration date printed on the carton and label.
• Protect Humalog from extreme heat, cold or light
After starting use fooent:
• Vials: Keep in the refrigerator or at room temperature below 86°F (30°C)
for up to 28 days. Keep open vials away from direct heat or light. Throw away
an opened vial 28 days after first use, even if there is insulin left in the vial.
• Cartridge and Prefilled Pens: Do not store a cartridge or prefilled pen
that you are using in the refrigerator. Keep at room temperature below
86°F (30°C) for up to 28 days. Throw away a cartridge or prefilled pen 28 days
after first use, even if there is insulin left in the cartridge or the pen.
General information about Humalog
Use Humalog only to treat your diabetes. Do not share it with anyone else,
even if they also have diabetes. It may harm them.
This leaflet summarized the most important information about Humalog. If
you would like more information about Humalog or diabetes, talk with your
healthcare provider. You can ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for
information about Humalog that is written for health professionals.
For questions you may call 1-800-Lillyßx (1-800-545-5979) or visit
www.humalog.com.
What are the ingredients in Humalog?
Active ingredient: insulin lispro.
Inactive ingredients: glycerin, dibasic sodium phosphate, metacresoi, zinc oxide
(zinc ion), trace amounts of phenol and water for injection.
’ MiniMed* and Polyfin® are registered trademarks of Mini Med, Inc.
2 Disetronic*', H-TRONplus®, D-TRON®. D-TRONplus and Rapid' are registered
trademarks of Roche Diagnostics GMBH.
Patient Information issued September 6,2007
PV 5560 AMP PRINTED IN USA
KwikPens manufactured by
Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis. IN 46285, USA
Pens manufactured bv
Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN 46285, USA or
Lilly France. F-67640 Fegersheim, France
Eli Lilly and Company. Indianapolis! IN 46285, USA or
Hospira, Inc.. Lake Forest. IL 60045. USA or
Lilly France, F-67640 Fegersheim, France
Cartridges manulactured bv
Lilly France, F-67640 Fegersheim, France
for Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN 46285. USA
www.humalog.com
Copyright © 2007, Eli Lilly and Company. All rights reserved.
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Finance
AVOIDING
IDENTITY THEFT
You’ve probably seen
chose credit card commercials chat ask
what’s in your wallet. A better question
might be who's in your wallet.
Millions of Americans fall victim to
identity theft each year. According to
the Federal Trade Commission, credit
card fraud is one of the most common
forms of the crime.
Bev Molnar, 45, of State College, Pa.
(pop. 38,420), was one of the luckier vic
tims. “Someone got hold of my Master-
Card number and used it to charge more
than S9OO worth of fitness equipment,”
she says. Fortunately for Molnar, her
credit card company called her to verify
whether she had made the purchase.
The criminal who used Molnar's credit
card probably was a stranger. But Anne
Wallace, president of the Identity Theft
Assistance Center, cautions that identity
theft isn’t always an impersonal crime.
“Sometimes it's just opportunity,”
Wallace says, “like the 19-year-old kid
who wants to go to the beach on
spring break with his buddies and de
cides to rip off grandma, or the jilted
girlfriend who decides to empty out
the shared bank account.”
Regardless of the form ID theft takes,
the steps to protect yourself are the same:
• Monitor accounts. Report question
able charges immediately.
• Shred documents that contain per
sonal information, such as preapproved
credit offers.
• Protect your information. Don’t
write your personal identification number
on your ATM or debit card. Don’t put
your Social Security number or credit
card number on checks. Carry only
the identification you absolutely need.
• Check your credit reports. Order
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Story by Kay Bell of Austin. Texas.
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