Humalog

You may have been taking a long-acting insulin for a while now. So why did your doctor prescribe another insulin? Well, it's to help control the blood sugar "spikes" that happen naturally when you eat. Everyone gets them, but when you have diabetes you may need extra help controlling them. That's where Humalog comes in.

• Humalog mealtime insulins are used to treat people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes for the control of high blood sugar.

• Humalog is a fast-acting insulin that starts working faster and works for a shorter period of time than regular human insulin.

• Humalog is taken within 15 minutes before eating or right after eating a meal.