Since AR was down today, my life was essentially on hold. So, I decided to do a little experiment and martyr my fingertips in the name of science. Shooting Humalog IM instead of subQ will speed up its onset of activity as well as shorten its total activity time....I see both of these things as an advantage to us. I've heard people say that shooting Humalog IM will lead to too fast an activity onset.....I don't agree, and my numbers prove this to be so.
We use insulin post w/o to expedite the replenishment process of intracellular glucose and amino acids, primarily in muscle. The quicker the onset of insulin activity, the less time our muscles will be in a nutrient-deprived state. Also, the shorter the total period of activity for insulin, the less time we have to eat an insulin-specific diet (i.e. no fats and limited carbs).
Take a look at the following with the above in mind.
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