What to know about Lilly's Portfolio of Non-Branded Insulins

Everyone’s experience with mealtime insulin is different, but there are some things you can look out for.

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Humalog and Insulin Lispro Injection may cause serious side effects that can lead to death, such as low blood sugar. Low blood sugar can cause dizziness or light-headedness, sweating, confusion, headache, blurred vision, slurred speech, shakiness, fast heartbeat, anxiety, irritability, mood change, and hunger. If you are at risk of having severely low blood sugar, your doctor may prescribe a glucagon emergency kit. These are used when your blood sugar becomes too low and you are unable to take sugar by mouth. Glucagon helps your body release sugar into your bloodstream.

Lilly’s Insulin Lispro Protamine and Insulin Lispro Injectable Suspension Mix75/25 is a combination of fast- and longer-acting insulins that work together to help manage your blood sugar between meals and at night, as well as blood sugar spikes that can happen when you eat.

Note that Lilly’s Insulin Lispro Protamine and Insulin Lispro Injectable Suspension Mix75/25 starts working faster than other insulins that contain regular human insulin.

It's important to take Lilly’s Insulin Lispro Protamine and Insulin Lispro Injectable Suspension Mix75/25 within 15 minutes before eating a meal to help prevent low blood sugar.

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Do not take Humalog, Insulin Lispro Injection, Humalog Mix50/50, Humalog Mix75/25, or Insulin Lispro Protamine and Insulin Lispro Injectable Suspension Mix75/25 if you have symptoms of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), or an allergy to insulin lispro products or any of their ingredients.

Insulin mixes—such as Lilly’s Insulin Lispro Protamine and Insulin Lispro Injectable Suspension Mix75/25 KwikPen—combine fast-acting and longer-acting insulins to give you the benefit of both insulins. Mixes help manage your blood sugar between meals and at night, as well as blood sugar spikes that can happen when you eat.

Lilly’s Insulin Lispro Protamine and Insulin Lispro Injectable Suspension Mix75/25 KwikPen is a small, lightweight pen that’s prefilled with combinations of fast- and longer-acting insulin. Plus, since it shouldn't be refrigerated after the first use^*, you can take it just about anywhere. You can carry it in your purse, backpack, or pocket because it’s the size of a marker. It’s a good idea to always carry an extra pen. Unused pens stored at room temperature, below 86°F (30°C), should be thrown away after 10 days.

For complete Instructions for Use of the Insulin Lispro Protamine and Insulin Lispro Injectable Suspension Mix75/25 KwikPen, click here.

^*Once you start using Insulin Lispro Protamine and Insulin Lispro Injectable Suspension Mix75/25 KwikPen, it should be stored at room temperature, below 86˚F (30˚C), and must be used within 10 days or be discarded, even if it still contains Insulin Lispro Protamine and Insulin Lispro Injectable Suspension Mix75/25.

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Do not reuse needles or share your insulin injection supplies with other people. This includes your prefilled pen for use by a single patient, cartridges, reusable pen that works with Lilly 3 mL cartridges, needles, and syringes. You or the other person can get a serious infection. This can happen even if you change the needle.

Everyone’s experience with combinations of fast- and longer-acting insulin is different, but there are some things you can look out for.

Select Safety Information

Humalog, Insulin Lispro Injection, Humalog Mix50/50, Humalog Mix75/25, and Insulin Lispro Protamine and Insulin Lispro Injectable Suspension Mix75/25 may cause serious side effects that can lead to death such as low blood sugar. Low blood sugar can cause dizziness or light-headedness, sweating, confusion, headache, blurred vision, slurred speech, shakiness, fast heartbeat, anxiety, irritability, mood change, and hunger.

If you are at risk of having severely low blood sugar, your doctor may prescribe a glucagon emergency kit. These are used when your blood sugar becomes too low and you are unable to take sugar by mouth. Glucagon helps your body release sugar into your bloodstream.

Lilly’s Insulin Lispro Injection Junior KwikPen is an insulin pen that offers the combined benefits of a prefilled disposable pen with rapid-acting insulin and half-unit dosing. Insulin Lispro Injection Junior KwikPen is different from Insulin Lispro Injection KwikPen because it can dose in half-unit increments. Plus, because it's a KwikPen, it shouldn’t be refrigerated after the first use^*, and you can take it just about anywhere. You can carry it in your purse, your child’s backpack, or a pocket because it’s the size of a marker. Remember to always carry an extra pen.

Lilly’s Insulin Lispro Injection Junior KwikPen offers fast-acting insulin, right when you need it, to help control your child’s diabetes.

After your child uses Lilly’s Insulin Lispro Injection Junior KwikPen for the first time, do not put it back in the refrigerator. Lilly’s Insulin Lispro Injection Junior KwikPen is good for 28 days after the first use. After that, it should be discarded, even if insulin remains^*. Always call to make sure your pharmacy has Lilly’s Insulin Lispro Injection Junior KwikPen (in the quantity you need) in stock. If not, they can order them for you.

^*Once you start using Insulin Lispro Injection Junior KwikPen, it should be stored at room temperature, below 86˚F (30˚C), and must be used within 28 days or be discarded, even if it still contains Insulin Lispro Injection U-100.

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Do not take Humalog or Insulin Lispro Injection if you have symptoms of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) or an allergy to insulin lispro products or any of their ingredients.

Lilly's Insulin Lispro Injection Junior KwikPen is a small, lightweight pen that’s prefilled with mealtime insulin. After the first use^*, the pen shouldn’t be refrigerated, which makes it simple to bring it along anywhere you and your child may go. You can carry it in your purse, your child’s backpack, or slip it into a jacket or coat pocket. It’s a good idea to always carry an extra pen.

For complete Instructions for Use of the Insulin Lispro Junior KwikPen, click here.

^*Once you start using Insulin Lispro Junior KwikPen, it should be stored at room temperature, below 86˚F (30˚C), and must be used within 28 days or be discarded, even if it still contains Insulin Lispro Injection U-100.

Select Safety Information

Do not reuse needles or share your insulin injection supplies with other people. This includes your prefilled pen for use by a single patient, cartridges, reusable pen that works with Lilly 3 mL cartridges, needles, and syringes. You or the other person can get a serious infection. This can happen even if you change the needle.

Everyone’s experience with mealtime insulin is different, but there are some things you can look out for.

Select Safety Information

Humalog and Insulin Lispro Injection may cause serious side effects that can lead to death, such as low blood sugar. Low blood sugar can cause dizziness or light-headedness, sweating, confusion, headache, blurred vision, slurred speech, shakiness, fast heartbeat, anxiety, irritability, mood change, and hunger. If you are at risk of having severely low blood sugar, your doctor may prescribe a glucagon emergency kit. These are used when your blood sugar becomes too low and you are unable to take sugar by mouth. Glucagon helps your body release sugar into your bloodstream.