tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16774010.post115212003038314583..comments2024-01-25T17:58:34.297-05:00Comments on Scott's Web Log: ADA 66th Annual Scientific SessionsScott Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03286529314567223617noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16774010.post-81500442414728642732006-12-15T07:36:00.000-05:002006-12-15T07:36:00.000-05:00Yea you are right about patient-centric and busine...Yea you are right about patient-centric and business point. But I think that even in the past you couldn't mix pens from one insulin maker with the another. Only, for example here in Croatia we had only Novonordisk insulin producer. <br /><br />These sterile, empty cartrages could be problematic from legal/patent point of view, but I think that there is lot's of money in that :)<br /><br />Are you saying that if I fly to Helsinki (not to far from Croatia) I can go in a pharmacy and buy this peace of art (memoir)?? <br /><br />I am asking because I changed from Humalog to Novorapid only because of Innovo. Actually I believe that Humalog is much stronger and faster than Novorapid. my email: ds@comping.hr (please erase it when you get it)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02090623202314291936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16774010.post-32875886460112323962006-12-12T08:54:00.000-05:002006-12-12T08:54:00.000-05:00Thanks for the comment! Lilly's new pen is indeed...Thanks for the comment! Lilly's new pen is indeed very cool. The website I have listed is Lilly's site in Finland (a country I've had the pleasure of visiting a half dozen times!), where apparently, the Memoir pen is already available. In recent years, the manufacturers have moved from universal pen designs which are interchangable with insulins from all manufacturers to proprietary designs compatible only with their own insulins, or as their FDA application states "intended for use with Eli Lilly & Company Humalog and Humulin 3.0 mL cartridges," which is really not patient-centric but understandable from a business standpoint.<br /><br />Still, I see a business opportunity for some enterprising person to sell sterile, empty cartridges. Want to go into business with me ... LOL!Scott Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03286529314567223617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16774010.post-76754727305731624522006-12-12T05:21:00.000-05:002006-12-12T05:21:00.000-05:00Hi,
I just tested new Pen Memoir in an IDF Confere...Hi,<br />I just tested new Pen Memoir in an IDF Conference in Capetown - it was great! They didn't have it officially, but some Lilly lady had her private (thanks). It is really cool and must have thing. My phtoto of it is available on http://www.zadi.hr/diabetes/displayimage.php?album=20&pos=15Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02090623202314291936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16774010.post-85133172828752670392006-10-26T21:08:00.000-04:002006-10-26T21:08:00.000-04:00Scott
Thanks for the interesting summary of what ...Scott<br /><br />Thanks for the interesting summary of what went on. <br /><br />Before I went on the pump I was an avid pen user. In fact I just recently threw out some old pens from Novo. Beautifully engineered, rock solid, able to dispense in 1-unit increments and able to reset. I <i>loved</i> these.<br /><br />I'd never even considered the ability to use them for Symlin, that's a <b>great</b> idea. I'd be most interested in that.Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14936264471078732019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16774010.post-1152491874507270072006-07-09T20:37:00.000-04:002006-07-09T20:37:00.000-04:00Having tried all 3 rapid-acting insulin analogs, m...Having tried all 3 rapid-acting insulin analogs, my assessment is as follows: (1) Humalog (insulin lispro by Lilly) was the fastest acting, but also has the shortest length of duration. After 2 hours, Humalog did not work at all for me. Unfortunately, I seldom even finish digesting my meal completely at 2 hours, so it was not a great physiological match. (2) Novolog (insulin aspart by Novo Nordisk) is the slowest -- and I do mean SLOW -- I would inject and not see any reduction in blood glucose levels for at least 3 hours (and sometimes it would even rise), but Novolog also continued working for at least another 4 hours. If I wanted an insulin to behave that way, I could just as easily have used regular for half the price. (3) Apidra (insulin glulisine) seems to fall in between Humalog and Novolog both in terms of speed, and length of activity.<BR/><BR/>Apidra is not perfect, but it is better for me than the other two were. I find that I do not go low before I've even digested my meal, nor does my blood glucose level rise after the insulin has finished working, so it seems to be a better fit -- for me. Finally, since Oxford/United Health Care considers Sanofi Aventis (and Novo Nordisk) insulins "tier 1" drugs, the co-pays are cheaper than the co-pays for Lilly insulin, at least in my health plan.<BR/><BR/>I do find that the better fit has resulted in fewer hypos unless I misjudge the carb content of a meal or something, but thats not due to the insulin working out-of-sync with my digestion, which was a regular problem with the others. Finally, Apidra has undergone clinical studies that show that it actually CAN be dosed after eating, something that neither Humalog or Novolog can claim.Scott Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03286529314567223617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16774010.post-1152484196484638532006-07-09T18:29:00.000-04:002006-07-09T18:29:00.000-04:00Welcome back Scott and thanks for all the current ...Welcome back Scott and thanks for all the current information, The photo of the "new"(HumaPen Memoir) Lilly Pen looks great and is something I might be interested in, since I am still pen-injecting myself. I totally agree with you about the bulky/ugly design on the Sanofi- Aventis Pen for Lantus. Do you find any diffrenece in now using Sanofi- Aventis Aphidra insulin compared to what you were injecting before(Novolog) regarding bs levels and hypoglycemia?BetterCellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667917240368089110noreply@blogger.com