{"id":9069,"date":"2022-02-17T16:36:38","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T21:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/type1support.ca\/faq-switching-to-biosimilar-insulins\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T09:37:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T14:37:34","slug":"faq-switching-to-biosimilar-insulins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/type1support.ca\/en\/faq-switching-to-biosimilar-insulins\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ: switching to biosimilar insulins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Quebec, most people who currently use one of the following original insulins: Lantus (Sanofi), Humalog (Lilly) or Novorapid (Novo Nordisk), are affected by the <a href=\"https:\/\/type1better.com\/en\/transition-to-biosimilar-insulin-products-does-it-concern-you\/\">Transition to Biosimilars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, on April 13 (Lantus and Humalog) and July 6 (Novorapid), the &#8220;R\u00e9gie de l&#8217;Assurance Maladie du Qu\u00e9bec&#8221; (RAMQ) will stop reimbursing these insulins. Instead, the RAMQ will reimburse Biosimilar insulins of its original insulins.<\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/type1better.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/FAQ-Biosimilar.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" width=\"3882\" height=\"6000\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/type1better.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Biosimilaires-1.png\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/type1better.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/FAQ-Biosimilar.pdf\" download=\"\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/type1better.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lantus-vs-Basaglar-EN-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" width=\"3882\" height=\"6000\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/type1better.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lantus-vs-Basaglar-2.png\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/type1better.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lantus-vs-Basaglar-EN-1.pdf\" download=\"\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/type1better.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Humalog-EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" width=\"1294\" height=\"2000\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/type1better.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Humalog-vs-Admelog-EN.png\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/type1better.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Humalog-vs-Admelog-EN-2.pdf\" download=\"\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/type1better.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Novorapid-vs-Trurapi-EN-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" width=\"3882\" height=\"6000\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/type1better.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Novorapid-vs-Trurapi-2.png\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/type1better.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Novorapid-vs-Trurapi-EN-1.pdf\" download=\"\">Download<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/type1better.com\/en\/schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/type1better.com\/en\/pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>MORE TOOL?<\/h2>\n<p>Comparative tables of insulin pumps or continuous glucose monitors, products to use in case of allergy or detachment (sensor, catheter), adjustment of insulin doses, factors influencing blood glucose, examples of snacks, ketones, etc.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/type1support.ca\/en\/actualites\/?filter_tag=pdf-files\">Discover our PDFs.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Quebec, most people who currently use one of the following original insulins: Lantus (Sanofi), Humalog (Lilly) or Novorapid (Novo Nordisk), are affected by the Transition to Biosimilars. Indeed, on April 13 (Lantus and Humalog) and July 6 (Novorapid), the &#8220;R\u00e9gie de l&#8217;Assurance Maladie du Qu\u00e9bec&#8221; (RAMQ) will stop reimbursing these insulins. 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