Insulin and You

Take our quick and easy assessment!

Understanding insulin is important to managing your blood sugar levels. Here are some questions to get you thinking about insulin and where you are on your diabetes journey.

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* 1. What type of diabetes do you have?

Type 1

Type 2

Other

I'm not sure

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* 2. What type of insulin do you use? (select all that apply)

Fast-acting (for example, aspart)

Rapid-acting (for example, glulisine, lispro, aspart)

Short-acting (for example, regular)

Intermediate acting (for example, NPH)

Long-acting (for example, detemir, glargine, degludec)

One or more of the above

I'm not sure

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* 3. How long have you been using insulin?

Just started

Less than 1 year

1 to 2 years

Over 3 years

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* 4. What is the greatest barrier to using or taking insulin?

Fingersticks

Remembering to take my insulin

Knowing which insulin to take and when (e.g. mealtime, exercise, etc.)

Insurance and affordability

Insulin makes me feel sick (or other side effects)

I don’t understand why I need insulin

I am not experiencing any barriers

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* 5. How do you usually give yourself insulin?

Syringe and needle

Pen

Pump

Inhaler

I don't know

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* 6. How comfortable are you in using insulin?

I'm a pro.

I do okay.

It doesn't bother me.

I'm still getting used to it.

I don't like using it.