Medication and Testing Supplies for Diabetes

Managing diabetes may seem overwhelming at first, but know that you're not alone. Take it one day at a time and work closely with your diabetes treatment team to manage the ins and outs of this disease.

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Insulin

Insulin

Insulin injections involve using a fine needle and syringe or an insulin pen injector — a device that looks like an ink pen, except the cartridge is filled with insulin. Types of insulin are many and include rapid-acting insulin, long-acting insulin and intermediate options. Examples include insulin lispro (Humalog), insulin aspart (NovoLog), insulin glargine (Lantus) and insulin detemir (Levemir).

By HealthCentral Editorial Team— Last Modified: 11/08/2012, First Published: 08/11/2011