Generic Name: Lyumjev ()
For Diabetes, Type 1 "Using Lyumjev insulin in both a Medtronic and a Tandem TSlim IQ pump has been an improvement over Novolog and Humalog. The difference for me is the timeframe in which the insulin works. Both the pumps I have recently used were connected to a continuous glucose monitor, and both self-adjusted insulin amounts. I have scar tissue from taking insulin for 59 years (yes, I have always rotated my injections and infusion sites). I have used every quick-acting insulin on the market to find one that would deliver, affect blood sugar, and not overlap because it stayed in my system too long. The times I experienced extremely low blood sugars were compounded greatly by these overlaps. With Lyumjev, I can pay more attention to adjusting dosages for each meal without trying to figure out what layover there would be from my previous boluses. Correcting for highs is also much easier because of the quick action. Now if only pumps were set to pull back insulin early enough when blood sugar moves down, I would be safer."
For Diabetes, Type 2 "My doctor gave me a sample vial of Lyumjev because my Medicare prescription plan is dropping Humalog that I use in my Tandem TSlim pump. I also have a Dexcom G6 CGM which communicates with my Tandem pump and I use the Tandem Control IQ feature to keep my blood sugars within range and very rarely have a hypo event using Humalog. Lyumjev is not approved by the pump manufacturer, but apparently Cigna does not care. So, after using an entire vial of Lyumjev, I may have to get an exception to continue getting Humalog or its equivalent. Lyumjev caused fairly severe stinging at the infusion site, especially during boluses. It also caused my skin to react and sometimes have minor bleeding at the cannula which would bleed out to the infusion site bandage. I kept trying to find infusion locations which would not sting so much, but, in my case, it still stung fairly significantly. My endocrinologist warned me that this was a known side effect."
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