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Insulin query

2018-06-02 06:50:09
Hello I am 27 year old diabetic since past 5 years and have been using novorapid and because of it's cost I started using actrapid and my A1C also in control with 6.5 . My question is whether it is safe to use actrapid and are there any side effects?
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Actrapid is a regular insulin as efficacious as Novorapid. But Novorapid gives a smoother control and lowers risk of hypoglycemia

Answered2018-06-02 06:58:31

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