This case reminds me that I don't have it so bad!
looks like the highest levels are with Apidra and Humalog. Plus, doesn't this say this was the first case of analog insulin allergy, paper dated 2012?
It's the first documented case, yes, I think so. From what I understand, a true insulin allergy flares up almost as soon as you inject and is quite rare. What's less clear is, how unusual are sensitivities to one or more of the other ingredients in the mix? That I'd really like to know. And that, I'm guessing, the drug companies will not share.
Thanks for that lovely, hopeful perspective.
Rash or hives = not my problem. As for raised welts, now you're talking, but it takes several few hours for them to form. There's been nothing itchy, rashy or instantaneous about any of this. In fact, it me took a while to figure out what was going on. It crept up fairly slowly and has become unmistakeable. I"m not insulin resistant.
I have an update. From carefully tracking my injections, I determined I'm definitely allergic to Levimir. I stopped using it and switched back to Lantus. The red welts have totally disappeared, and the bigger, harder lump on my left side has substantially decreased. I called Novo Nordisk (Levimir manufr.) to report this. The woman I spoke with told me, "I don't know if it helps to hear this, but you are not the only one with this problem" regarding getting welts from their insulin. I appreciated her honesty, but also wonder how many more people ARE having this problem if she said that. She said Novo Nordisk would like me to return the remaining insulin (I assume for quality control purposes) and they would send an enclosure for me to do so. That was about two weeks ago, and I've not heard from them.
Wow this sounds tough. My first thoughts are don't inject there at all and switch to lantus! Good luck.