Kirsty Side Effects

Like all medicines, Kirsty can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Side effects may occur with certain frequencies, which are defined as follows: Very common: affects more than 1 user in 10; Uncommon: affects 1 to 10 users in 1,000; Rare: affects 1 to 10 users in 10,000; Very rare: affects less than 1 user in 10,000.
Very common side effects: Low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia).
Uncommon side effects: Vision problems: When the patient first start the insulin treatment, it may disturb the vision, but the disturbance is usually temporary.
Changes at the injection site (lipodystrophy and cutaneous amyloidosis): The fatty tissue under the skin at the injection site may shrink (lipoatrophy) or thicken (lipohypertrophy). Lumps under the skin may also be caused by build-up of a protein called amyloid (cutaneous amyloidosis: how often this occurs is not known). Changing the site with each injection reduces the risk of developing such skin changes. If the patient notices skin pitting or thickening at the injection site, tell a doctor or nurse. These reactions can become more severe, or they may change the absorption of the insulin if injected in such a site.
Signs of allergy: Reactions (pain, redness, hives, inflammation, swelling and itching) at the injection site may occur (local allergic reactions). These usually disappear after a few weeks of taking insulin. If they do not disappear, see a doctor.
Seek medical advice immediately: If signs of allergy spread to other parts of the body, or; If the patient suddenly feel unwell, and starts sweating; start being sick (vomiting); have difficulty in breathing; have a rapid heartbeat; feel dizzy.
Diabetic retinopathy (an eye disease related to diabetes which can lead to loss of vision): If the patient has diabetic retinopathy and blood sugar level improves very fast, the retinopathy may get worse. Ask a doctor about this.
Swollen joints: When the patient starts taking insulin, water retention may cause swelling around the ankles and other joints. Normally this soon disappears.
Rare side effects: Painful neuropathy (pain due to nerve damage): If blood sugar level improves very fast, the patient may get nerve related pain, this is called acute painful neuropathy and is usually transient.
Very rare side effects: Serious allergic reaction to Kirsty or one of its ingredients (called a systemic allergic reaction).
If any of the side effects get serious, or if the patient notices any side effects not listed in this monograph, tell a doctor, nurse or pharmacist.
The patient may report any side effects or adverse drug reactions directly to the National Centre for Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring by calling Tel: 03-78835490, or visiting the website npra.gov.my [Consumers - Reporting Side Effects to Medicines (ConSERF) or Vaccines (AEFI)].