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Poll Results   Which insulins do you or your child use?     Vote for all that apply     Short acting insulins         NovoLog/Novorapid     33%     304         Humalog     17%     159         Regular/Actrapid/Velosulin     1%     9         Apidra     1%     17         Other short acting insulin     1%     2     Long acting insulins         Lantus     31%     280         Levemir     4%     39         NPH/Isophane/Insulatard     6%     62         Lente     1%     2         Ultralente     1%     2         Other long acting insulin     1%     6     Other         Premixed (70/30, etc.)     1%     12         Other insulin     1%     5         Don't use insulin     1%     2   Total votes: 901

Which insulins do you or your child use? Poll dates: January 21 - 28, 2007 Total Votes: 901 Insulin users today have a great variety of products from which to choose. In the past few years, two fast-acting analogs (NovoLog and Humalog) and one long-acting analog (Lantus) have been introduced and have changed the way many people use insulin. The use of Regular insulin among our readers has dropped off to just one percent. NPH use has dropped too, from 32% in 2000 to just 8% in 2006. This table shows readers' answers to this survey over the past years:   Answer     Jan 2007     Jan 2006     Jan 2005     Jan 2004     Jan 2003     Jan 2002     Mar 2000   Short acting insulins NovoLog 33% 28% 27% 26% 12% 3% -- Humalog 17% 20% 22% 26% 34% 37% 35% Regular 1% 1% 1% 2% 3% 4% 12% Apidra 1% 1% 1% -- -- -- -- Long acting insulins Lantus 31% 32% 27% 21% 17% 11% -- Levemir 4% 2% 1% -- -- -- -- NPH 6% 8% 14% 16% 22% 28% 32% Lente 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 3% 4% Ultralente 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 5% 7% Other Premixed 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 2% 5% Other insulin 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 2% 2% Percentages based on use compared with all responses Looking at answers in the short-acting and long-acting insulins shows a dramatic change since 2000. The following graphs illustrate the rapid increase in use of insulin analogs and the concurrent decline in the use of Regular and NPH. Rapid Acting Insulin Use The rise in the use of NovoLog has been particularly significant since it was introduced in 2002. Among users of rapid-acting insulin, NovoLog is used by almost two-thirds of our visitors (62%, up from 57% in 2006), while use of Humalog continues to decline (now at 33%, down from 40% in 2006). Apidra, new to the US market in 2006, now has 3% of rapid acting insulin uses. The use of Regular continues to decline. Data within rapid-acting insulin only illustrating the steady increase in the use of NovoLog Data for rapid-acting insulin among all responses Long Acting Insulin Use As of January 2007, more CWD visitors report using Lantus than any other insulin. This year, almost three-fourths (73%) of people who use long acting insulin report using Lantus, about the same as last year (74%). The use of NPH continues to decline and and now stands at just 16%. Few people use Lente and Ultralente. Levemir, new in 2005, is used by 10%, up from 6% last year. Given the clinical benefits of using Lantus or Levemir over NPH, it's no surprise to see the rapid decline in use of NPH. (See our page about Care Suggestions for citations to studies about NPH.) Data for long-acting insulin only showing the continuing decline in the use of NPH insulin Data for long-acting insulin among all responses [Download an Excel spreadsheet with the data and graphs from this poll] [Return to the current poll]

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