Can you explain to me how that works again?
Just walk up to the pharmacy counter and ask them for over the counter Regular and NPH insulin
No, I’m recently diagnosed. Is this the insulin where you have to take it at a certain time, like two hours before I eat
It’s trickier than modern insulins for sure. regular is slower when used to cover meals, NpH has erratic profiles but can be taken In divided doses several times a day.
I’ve never used NpH, but I keep a stockpile of it in case of emergencies. I use regular sometimes for meals like pizza etc that digest more slowly…
Other people could give better advice than I could how to work up an effective regular / NpH regimen than I could.
How’d you run out? Have you contacted your doctors office for a new rx? Insulin isn’t something you want to be running out of
Try contacting your doctor. Sometimes they have samples to give out.
If you use tresiba pens, and decide to get walmart insulin (R or NPH) make sure you get syringes, and understand how it is different than tresiba in how it works.
Some take 3 injections/day of NPH to replace single tresiba dose, because NPH does not last as long.
NPH is very different than Tresiba, but ud old-timers managed very well with it for many years. It is not as flat/consistent as Tresiba, and comes with noticable peaks of higher activity. So yes, you need to plan accordingly. You will require at least two injections a day of NPH, ideally several hours before breakfast/dinner.
Personally, I always liked the 70/30 pre-mixed vials of Regular and NPH. I still keep it in hand as part of my emergency stash, since it’s so much easier to get ahold of. It’s also how I managed my diabetes for 28 years without insurance coverage. I took my biggest shots before breakfast and dinner, and usually a small one with lunch (atypical, but it worked best for me). You’ve got to learn to eat when your insulin is peaking and fast when it’s not. This type of insulin also usually requires a small bedtime snack because of that delayed peak. You can also expect higher morning sugars than you or your doctor would like.