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Originally Posted by blazingsirens06 in addition to lantus and levemir insulin, what about novolin NPH? that's the long acting kind i use and have been taking since i was first diagnosed when i was 15... | NPH is really an outdated insulin. It use to be heavily prescribed but due to the peaking effect it has it is now only specially prescribed to those who need it. Lantus has no peak to it, so it's a safer insulin.
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