Lyumjev: A fast-acting mealtime insulin
Lyumjev is a fast-acting insulin used to treat adults and children with diabetes for the control of high blood sugar
Lyumjev (pronounced LOOM-jehv )
In adults with diabetes, Lyumjev,
- Helps to provide proven A1C reduction in Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes 1-3
- Is designed to reduce blood sugar spikes that happen naturally after a meal
- Controls after meal blood sugar, similar to how natural insulin works after meals in people without diabetes
In children with diabetes, Lyumjev helps control high blood sugar
Lyumjev can be given with a KwikPen®, insulin pump, or a vial and syringe.
- Lyumjev U-200 cannot be given by an insulin pump.
- Check your insulin pump's user manual to see if it can be used with Lyumjev U-100. Follow the instructions in your pump's user guide when taking Lyumjev.
Select Safety Information
Do not take Lyumjev if you have:
- symptoms of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)
- an allergy to insulin lispro-aabc or any of the ingredients in Lyumjev.
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[Woman puts a Lyumjev KwikPen into her backpack, then woman puts water bottle in backpack]
Narrator: If you administer insulin at mealtime for your diabetes...
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[Woman hiking a woodland trail encounters a fallen tree]
Narrator: ...things may not always go according to plan.
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[Woman uses her thumb and forefinger to shrink the fallen tree, steps over it, and continues hiking up the woodland trail]
Narrator: Lyumjev is a fast-acting insulin used to treat adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes for the control of high blood sugar.
Caption: Lyumjev U-100 is available by prescription only and can be given with a KwikPen®, a vial and syringe, or an insulin pump. Check pump manual to see if Lyumjev can be used. Follow pump instructions when using Lyumjev.
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[Woman picks up a stick from the ground and continues hiking up hill. She encounters a large rock which shrinks before she steps over it. She then encounters a large tree root, which shrinks before she steps over it]
Narrator: As a fast-acting insulin, Lyumjev helps control high blood sugar levels after you eat, similar to how natural insulin works after meals in people without diabetes.
Caption: Helps control natural after-meal blood sugar spikes*
*Lyumjev is a mealtime insulin.
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[Woman places her hand on a tree and perseveres up the hill]
Narrator: Lyumjev is proven to reduce A1C.
Caption: Proven A1C reduction
Descriptive Clue: The caption has blue and white text and is accompanied by a red arrow icon
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[At the top of the hill the smiling woman takes in the view of a sunlit cloudy sky above a valley and ravine]
Narrator: Do not take Lyumjev if your blood sugar is too low or if you are allergic to any of its ingredients. Do not reuse needles or share insulin supplies.
Caption: Sharing insulin supplies may lead to infection.
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[The woman smiles; cut to the trees within the forest]
Narrator: Rotate your injection site with each dose. Do not change the type of insulin you take, or your dose, without talking to your doctor.
Caption: Do not inject into the exact same spot.
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[From the trees we cut to a woodland stream where the woman is hiking]
Narrator: Check your blood sugar levels while taking Lyumjev.
Caption: It's important to check your blood sugar levels.
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[The woman hikes along the woodland stream. POV shot of the hiker moving through foliage. The woman then looks ahead to the edge of the woods]
Narrator: The most common side effect is low blood sugar, which may be life-threatening. Symptoms may include dizziness or lightheadedness, sweating, confusion, headache, blurred vision, slurred speech, shakiness, fast heartbeat, hunger, anxiety, irritability, and mood changes.
Caption: The most common side effect is low blood sugar.
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[The woman hikes with her stick]
Narrator: Severe, life-threatening allergic reactions may occur. Get medical help right away if you have symptoms of allergic reaction.
Caption: Get medical help right away if you have a severe allergic reaction. Symptoms can include a rash over your whole body, trouble breathing, a fast heartbeat, swelling of your face, tongue, or throat, sweating, or feeling faint.
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[As the woman climbs, she stops in a small clearing and looks up and around at the surrounding wildlife. She walks on, smiling]
Narrator: Taking thiazolidinediones (TZDs) with Lyumjev may cause serious side effects like heart failure that can lead to death even if you have never had heart failure before.
Caption: Taking TZDs (thiazolidinediones) with Lyumjev may cause heart failure, even if you've never had heart problems before. If you have heart failure, it may get worse.
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[An overhead shot of the forest; we then come back to the hiker moving through the forest]
Narrator: High blood sugar and high ketone levels in your blood or urine may occur suddenly when using Lyumjev in a pump.
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[A Lyumjev KwikPen is placed on a backpack; the woman is sitting with a sandwich as the sun sets over the hilltop with the ravine below]
Narrator: Other possible side effects include low potassium in your blood; reactions, pain, skin thickening, or pits at the injection or infusion site; itching; rash; and weight gain.
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[Close-up of the woman smiling]
Narrator: Make your smaller highs feel like big wins.
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[Lyumjev logo moves to center and fills the screen]
Narrator: Ask your doctor if Lyumjev is right for you.
Caption: Lyumjev 100 units/ml insulin lispro-aabc injection
For more information about Lyumjev, call 1-800-LillyRx (1-800-545-5979) or visit www.Lyumjev.com and talk to your doctor.
Lyumjev® and KwikPen® are registered trademarks owned or licensed by Eli Lilly and Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates, and they are available by prescription only.
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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
- needles
- syringes
You or the other person can get a serious infection. This can happen even if you change the needle.
Already taking a mealtime insulin?
References
- Lyumjev. Prescribing Information. Lilly USA, LLC.
- Klaff LJ, Cao D, Dellva MA, et al. Ultra rapid lispro (URLi) improves postprandial glucose (PPG) control vs. Humalog (lispro) in T1D: PRONTO-T1D Study. Diabetes. 2019;68(suppl 1). doi:10.2337/db19-144-OR.
- Blevins T, Zhang Q, Frias JP, Jinnouchi H, Chang AM. Ultra rapid lispro (URLi) improves postprandial glucose (PPG) control vs. Humalog (lispro) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D): PRONTO-T2D. Diabetes. 2019;68(suppl 1). doi:10.2337/db19-145-OR.
Lyumjev® (LOOM-jehv) and Humalog® (HU-ma-log)
- Lyumjev is a fast-acting insulin used to control high blood sugar in adults and children with diabetes. Humalog is a fast-acting insulin. Humalog is used to control high blood sugar in adults and children with diabetes.
- Lyumjev comes in two strengths: U-100 (100 units per milliliter) and U-200 (200 units per milliliter). Lyumjev U-200 contains 2 times as much insulin in 1 milliliter as Lyumjev U-100. Humalog U-100 contains 100 units of insulin per milliliter. The dose window of the pen shows the number of insulin units to be delivered.
- It is not known if Humalog is safe and effective for children with type 2 diabetes or for children younger than 3 years of age with type 1 diabetes as there were no studies done with Humalog in these groups of children. If your doctor decides to give your child any insulin products, he or she may give you special instructions.
All Lyumjev and Humalog products contain insulin lispro.
Warnings
Do not take Lyumjev or Humalog if you have:
- symptoms of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)
- an allergy to insulin lispro-aabc, Humalog, or any of the ingredients in Lyumjev or Humalog.
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 3mL cartridges available for Humalog
- needles
- syringes
You or the other person can get a serious infection. This can happen even if you change the needle.
Do not change the type of insulin you take or your dose unless your doctor tells you to. This could cause low or high blood sugar, which could be serious.
Do not use a syringe to remove Lyumjev or Humalog from your prefilled pen. This can cause you to take too much insulin. Taking too much insulin can lead to severe low blood sugar. This may result in seizures or death.
Lyumjev and Humalog may cause serious side effects. Some of these can lead to death. The possible serious side effects are:
- Low blood sugar. This can cause:
- dizziness or lightheadedness
- headache
- shakiness
- irritability
- sweating
- blurred vision
- fast heartbeat
- mood change
- confusion
- slurred speech
- anxiety
- 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.
- Low potassium in your blood. This can lead to severe breathing problems, irregular heartbeat, and death.
- Severe allergic reaction.
Get emergency help right away if you have:
- a rash over your whole body
- sweating
- extreme drowsiness
- swelling of your face, tongue, or throat
- trouble breathing
- a faint feeling
- dizziness
- a fast heartbeat
- shortness of breath
- confusion
- Heart failure. Taking diabetes pills called thiazolidinediones (thIE-uh-zOH-li-dEEn-dIE-OHns), or “TZDs,”with Lyumjev or Humalog may cause heart failure in some people. This includes people who do not have any heart problems. If you have heart failure, it may get worse if you take TZDs with Lyumjev or Humalog. Tell your doctor if you have any new symptoms of heart failure, or if they get worse. Some symptoms of heart failure include shortness of breath, swelling of ankles and feet, and sudden weight gain. Your doctor may need to change or stop treatment with TZDs and your insulin lispro product.
- Sudden onset of high blood sugar and high amounts of ketones in your blood or urine. You can have these serious side effects when your insulin pump or infusion set is not working the right way, if there are handling errors, or if your insulin is no longer effective. For these reasons, you may not get the right amount of insulin, so always keep extra insulin and injection supplies with you.
Common side effects
The most common side effects of Lyumjev and Humalog are:
- low blood sugar
- reactions or pain at the injection or infusion site with insulin pump use
- itching
- weight gain
- allergic reactions
- skin thickening or pits at the injection or infusion site
- rash
Other most common side effects with Humalog include swelling of your hands or feet.
These are not all of the possible side effects. Tell your doctor if you have any side effects. You can report side effects at 1‑800‑FDA‑1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch .
Before using
Talk with your doctor about low blood sugar and how to manage it. Also tell your doctor:
- about all of the medicines you take, including over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
- about any other prescription medicines you take, especially ones called TZDs.
- about all of your medical conditions, including if you have heart failure or other heart, liver, or kidney problems.
- if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or plan to become pregnant or breastfeed.
How to take
Read the Instructions for Use that come with your Lyumjev or Humalog. Be sure to take your Lyumjev or Humalog and check your blood sugar levels exactly as your doctor tells you to. Your doctor may tell you to change your dose because of illness, increased stress, or changes in your weight, diet, or physical activity level. He or she may also tell you to change the amount or time of your dose because of other medicines or different types of insulin you take.
Before injecting your Lyumjev or Humalog
You can inject your insulin dose yourself, or you can have a trained caregiver inject it for you. Make sure you or your caregiver:
- Check the insulin label before each injection. This will help you make sure that you are taking the correct insulin.
- Use a new needle for each injection. You can get a serious infection or the wrong dose of insulin if you reuse needles.
- Change (rotate) where you inject your insulin with each dose. This can reduce your chance of getting pits, lumps, or thickened skin where you inject your insulin. Do not inject your insulin into the exact same spot or where the skin has pits or lumps. Avoid injecting into thickened, tender, bruised, scaly, hard, scarred, or damaged skin.
- Monitor injection and infusion sites closely when initiating therapy with Lyumjev in children. Contact a healthcare provider if persistent injection or infusion site reactions occur.
When you are ready to inject
- Inject Lyumjev under your skin at the beginning of a meal or within 20 minutes after you start eating a meal.
- Inject Humalog under your skin within 15 minutes before or right after you eat a meal.
Staying safe while taking your Lyumjev or Humalog
To stay safe while taking your insulin, be sure to never inject Lyumjev U-200 in your vein, muscle, or with an insulin pump. Also be sure not to:
- mix Lyumjev with other insulins or liquids
- drive or use heavy machinery until you know how your Lyumjev or Humalog affects you.
- drink alcohol or use other medicines that contain alcohol when taking your Lyumjev or Humalog.
Learn more
Lyumjev and Humalog are prescription medicines. For more information, call 1-800-545-5979 or go to www.Lyumjev.com or www.humalog.com .
This summary provides basic information about Lyumjev and Humalog. It does not include all information known about these medicines. Read the information that comes with your prescription each time your prescription is filled. This information does not take the place of talking with your doctor. Be sure to talk to your doctor or other healthcare provider about your insulin lispro product and how to take it. Your doctor is the best person to help you decide if these medicines are right for you.
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