I’ve been seeing some confused posts and questions on social media in the last week regarding Fiasp (the new “ultra-fast” insulin from Novo that’s now available in Australia through PBS prescriptions). I would characterise Fiasp as essentially NovoRapid with the addition of nicotinamide (vitamin B3) to accelerate the absorption at the injection site. Is Fiasp …
With the feedback loops in closed-loop insulin pump systems, reducing the latency of any part of the system can speed things up and make it more responsive. The relatively slow onset of current insulins (which I recently heard referred to as NovoSlug and HumaLag) is probably the biggest hurdle we have at the moment regarding …
Next month we get a new insulin in Australia! Novo Nordisk’s Fiasp is finally arriving (it received TGA approval almost 2 years ago). The Department of Health has announced that as of the 1st of June, Fiasp will be available through PBS prescriptions. It’s actually one of only a few additions to the PBS list …
Recently it was time to change my pump reservoir, and I realised I’d set a new personal record. The insulin had been in my Accu-Chek Combo pump for 8.5 days! The reservoir in my pump can hold 3.15 ml of insulin. Currently I usually fill it with between 300-305U of Humalog from a pen cartridge. …
For a person with type 1 diabetes, having access to your insulin is critical. If you don’t get your next injections (multiple each day) or your pump runs dry, you’re going to have an emergency on your hands. If your supply at home has run out or spoiled, in Australia we have quite good pharmaceutical …
This article isn’t about fancy new technology. But it is about an issue which should be important to everyone who has to inject insulin. We’re lucky in Australia that we get access to this life-saving drug. So many children in the world DIE because they don’t have access to insulin. Life for a Child is a …