Thread: Insulin Novolin R pre workout

I found that taking insulin novolin R pre workout is best timing for me. How long to wait to take the insulin after eating my first meal which is 16 egg whites and 1 1/2 cup oats with 2tbs peanut butter? And how long do you half to stay awake after shot?

I think this is in the wrong section but...

1) Novolin R is a short acting insulin (similar to Humulin R) so you'd want to eat ideally 30 to 45 minutes after injecting. With rapid acting insulins like Humalog and Novolog, the eating window is shortened to about 15 minutes after injection. Of course, these are really rough estimates and can vary from person to person, so you shouldn't be sitting there expecting to wait out the full 45 minutes before you have your meal - if you get light headed or experience hypo signs leading up to your supposed eating window then you should eat because that could very well save your life.

2) Here's a chart of various insulins and their peak periods:



You should be safe to sleep after the peak has passed. So for "R" type insulins you're good after about 4 hours but make sure you have enough carbs to cover you before in that duration.

Could novolin R Be causing aches and chills overall flu like symptoms? I’ve been on insulin for about a week now and have been starting to feel ache during workouts I’m not having hypo feeling just flu like feeling that seems to last all day after workouts. I’m still following the 10 gram per carb rule staying at around 3iu per workout. I did some research and found that it could be the low blood sugar and the muscle doesn’t have and glycogen to burn, but Like I said I’m following the 10 gram rule and I’m not feeling hypo just really achy. I do suffer from chronic pain but idk if insulin has a major effect on that. Should I drop the slin and see if everything goes back to normal. And or add more carbs even know I’m not feeling hypo?

Originally Posted by ns9797

Could novolin R Be causing aches and chills overall flu like symptoms? I’ve been on insulin for about a week now and have been starting to feel ache during workouts I’m not having hypo feeling just flu like feeling that seems to last all day after workouts. I’m still following the 10 gram per carb rule staying at around 3iu per workout. I did some research and found that it could be the low blood sugar and the muscle doesn’t have and glycogen to burn, but Like I said I’m following the 10 gram rule and I’m not feeling hypo just really achy. I do suffer from chronic pain but idk if insulin has a major effect on that. Should I drop the slin and see if everything goes back to normal. And or add more carbs even know I’m not feeling hypo?

carbs and sugars are inflammatory to a very high degree, this could be a reason you are aching more now

Originally Posted by ns9797

Do you mean I’m not taking in not enough carbs or to much? I am someone that cant tolerate wheat well. If so how should I go about?

carbs/sugars in general promoto inflammation so could be in your case its making you ache more. the more carbs the more inflammation the more aches. slin and hgh and carbs are good for growth but health wise carbs arent the best macro

Can gh lower blood sugar? For example taking 3iu In the morning a lot of times I’ll get shakes and nausea just a overall feeling of low blood sugar. And I’ll even get it post workout pre bred shot. If gh does lower blood sugar why is insulin added. Is it just person to person and everyone’s different? And if your prescribed growth hormone because your deficienct and on a fairly high dose that doctor prescribed and monitored by your doctor would the insulin be still a good thing to add because it can make you insulin resistant. Wouldn’t a doctor know that?

Originally Posted by ns9797

Can gh lower blood sugar? For example taking 3iu In the morning a lot of times I’ll get shakes and nausea just a overall feeling of low blood sugar. And I’ll even get it post workout pre bred shot. If gh does lower blood sugar why is insulin added. Is it just person to person and everyone’s different? And if your prescribed growth hormone because your deficienct and on a fairly high dose that doctor prescribed and monitored by your doctor would the insulin be still a good thing to add because it can make you insulin resistant. Wouldn’t a doctor know that?

fact nr 1: docs dont know squat. this is simply a fact

and yes HGH always lowers blood sugar, so keep some carbs close at hand

So if gh lowers blood sugar why add insulin? And I know to not take insulin without gh necuse you will get fat but should people with gh deficiency take insulin to help with the anabolic effect or will they just get fat since their deficienc already? I’m just seeing if Insulin is for me since I’m not the average gh user that has a normal gh levels compared to others that do and are taking gh with insulin

Originally Posted by ns9797

So if gh lowers blood sugar why add insulin? And I know to not take insulin without gh necuse you will get fat but should people with gh deficiency take insulin to help with the anabolic effect or will they just get fat since their deficienc already? I’m just seeing if Insulin is for me since I’m not the average gh user that has a normal gh levels compared to others that do and are taking gh with insulin

2 reasons

1: hgh releases igf-1 in the liver and 2-3IU of insulin prolongs this igf-1 release
2: if hgh dosages get above 6IU (pharm grade, not generics) then insulin sensitivity is decreasing and adding insulin actually helps for this, and ofcourse to build more muscle