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What is Insulin Aspart?

Insulin aspart is a rapid-acting insulin used for the treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus (insulin dependent, IDDM) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (noninsulin dependent, NIDDM) to improve glycemic control.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Diabetes Type 1 61 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Diabetes Type 2 45 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 9 1 Efficacy_major
LOWER BEFORE MEAL BLOODSUGAR 3 0
Diabetes Mellitus 3 0
Elevated blood sugar (hyperglycemia) 3 0

See all 137 patients currently taking Insulin Aspart

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 3
Mild
 6
None
 3

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Insulin Aspart

Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) 3
Weight gain 2
Injection site redness 1
Shakiness 1
Injection site itching 1
hard to control blood sugars 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Insulin Aspart. See all 76 dosages ►

  5mg as needed 10IU as needed 10 100units/mL as needed 100units/mL as needed 1 other daily 100 units daily 300 units daily 400 units daily 1,000 units daily 2,000 units daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 20 Number of Patients: 20 3 Number of Patients: 3 26 Number of Patients: 26 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Insulin Aspart (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 57%
Other 3   Other: 43%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 14%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 14%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 14%

See all 7 patients who’ve stopped taking Insulin Aspart

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Insulin Aspart

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Insulin Aspart

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Insulin Aspart

Always
 5 42%
Usually
 6 50%
Sometimes
 1 8%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Insulin Aspart

Very
 2 17%
Somewhat
 1 8%
A little
 6 50%
Not at all
 3 25%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Insulin Aspart

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 8 100%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.