Nurse Teaching on Side Effects of Humalog Use Nurse educated the patient/caregiver upon the side effects of Humalog use as follows: Hypoglycemia: Hypoglycemia happens to be the most common side effect with Humalog. The risk for this complication multiplies with the patient being noncompliant with the time of Humalog administration, stacking up the doses of insulin too close, and highly irregular eating habits with improper mealtimes. During the episode of hypoglycemia, patients can present with dizziness, [...]