Lantus FAQ
Lantus and Insulin Pumps?
Are there any pump users out there who also use Lantus? I was taken off my pump 4 years ago and put vertebrae on shots (Humalog) and daily Lantus. I want to go back on my pump and I have an appointment to see my doctor just about it tomorrow. I was taken off the pump because I needed the Lantus...
Lantus at hours of darkness or surrounded by the morning?
I just started on Lantus 10 units once a day. It's been four days. My blood sugar level are through the roof. Up to 300 never below 200. I am also taking actos and metformin. Yes I am watching my diet, 35 to 45 grams of carbs per meal, low GI foods, plenty of exercise...
Lantus grill?
can you pre fill needles and keep them on the ready?? I hold a Lantus pre-filled pen. Why would you want to ? Just fill them as you need them. - you would have to maintain it refrigerated, so best to just get it ready when you requirement it. (ie what if a child got into the refrig and...
Lantus insulin ?
I was on NPH and R before my pump. I remember all the swings of blood sugars because the N is unpredictable. I own also seen a lot of people on Lantus. I definitely reccomend switching. It's once a daylight, because it lasts 24 hours. That means your humalog would be any time you want to correct a high, or eat a...
Lantus insulin?
I am taking 120 units of insulin and 30 units of humalog also20 mg of glipizide does this seem high doseage of insulin? I think the amount of insulin you embezzle depends on the person, weight, height and how their body breaks it down. I have be diabetic for 21 years and take 76 units before bed of lantus and 18 to...
Lantus side effects?
My husband recently started taking Lantus and after he eats he gets queasy and a bit of a headache. Is this common? Thanks. Lantus Side Effects, and Drug Interactions - Insulin Glargine [rDNA origin] Inj - RxList Monographs Side Effect and Drug Interaction Monograpahs include frequent, infrequent, rare, once in a while, CNS, skin, body as a...
Lantus used to control blood sugar. Does it lead to?
a problem with the ability to reach orgasam? My husband just started this medication closing week and he can't seem to reach orgasam. He gets an erection just fine. Has anyone else have this problem? The cheek 'pathways' used for erection and 'orgasm' are different systems. Does Your husband have any any other...
Lantus VS Levemir?
Has anyone here tried Lanus AND Levemir? Which did you prefer and why? - I used to be on Lantus and was absolutely thrilled when my endo got me a private supply before it come on the NDSS. I skip a lot of meals and have really odd intake and sleeping habits. My site of choice is my abdo,...
My kitty is 8 years infirm and have diabetes she is contained by insulin call Lantus, does anyone else own a diabetic cat
NO I don't have a cat with diabetes. Good luck My sister's vet told her that her cat was diabetic. She was giving the cat insulin shots on a day after day basis. The cat kept getting...
Should one bring Lantus at bedtime when glucose even (Novolog dinner time) drops below 80 or keep on ?
Type 2 diabetes for 15 years. 22 units lantus bed time + 3 times 8 to 10 units Novolog with meals. Vegetarian. Lantus starts working surrounded by 3 to 4 hours. If I take Lantus when level is low, does it cause hypoglyclemic condition...
Anyone switched from Lantus to Levemir?
I have been taking Lantus for oh, about 2 years and my doctor just not long told me (after telling me I was very overweight 180 at 5'3") that Lantus could be the cause of the mass gain. He said that the main side effect shown from Lantus was weight gain, which was more prevelant than next to...
As a defence of IDDM how I could underesdand Lantus works 24 hours within my body not smaller amount?
if Lntus doesnot work 24 hours and works less for example 20 hours how i can underestand this and what can I Do for the shortage of insulin? - I am a type 1 diabetic and my endocrinologist has me taking it twice...
They voice, "Don't mix Lantus or Levemer beside other insulins." Have you?
What will happen? Will you explode? I'd like to try mixing to reduce my injections which have doubled ever since they took Ultralente bad the market. Has anybody tried mixing with Regular or Humalog? Were there any bad effects? Did insulin potency regulation? How about the time course of the blood sugar...
Took 12.5 unit of Lantus instead of 10L, 2.5R. How should I bar this?
I just took 12.5 units of Lantus instead of 10 units of Lantus and 2.5 units of Regular insulin. I did this because I wasn't looking and accidentally took the 2.5 dose from the Lantus bottle. My 2.5 be to correct my BG of 158 down to 87 due to...
Using Lantus, what's the best injection site... belly or thigh?
I'm just curious about the experiences of other people using this drug. I've been told by a nurse that the belly is the best site because the drug is better enthralled. All the information says both are fine. Stick it in your asss. That's the best place, seriously. Thigh is best...
Are there any pump users out there who also use Lantus? I was taken off my pump 4 years ago and put vertebrae on shots (Humalog) and daily Lantus. I want to go back on my pump and I have an appointment to see my doctor just about it tomorrow. I was taken off the pump because I needed the Lantus...
Lantus at hours of darkness or surrounded by the morning?
I just started on Lantus 10 units once a day. It's been four days. My blood sugar level are through the roof. Up to 300 never below 200. I am also taking actos and metformin. Yes I am watching my diet, 35 to 45 grams of carbs per meal, low GI foods, plenty of exercise...
Lantus grill?
can you pre fill needles and keep them on the ready?? I hold a Lantus pre-filled pen. Why would you want to ? Just fill them as you need them. - you would have to maintain it refrigerated, so best to just get it ready when you requirement it. (ie what if a child got into the refrig and...
Lantus insulin ?
I was on NPH and R before my pump. I remember all the swings of blood sugars because the N is unpredictable. I own also seen a lot of people on Lantus. I definitely reccomend switching. It's once a daylight, because it lasts 24 hours. That means your humalog would be any time you want to correct a high, or eat a...
Lantus insulin?
I am taking 120 units of insulin and 30 units of humalog also20 mg of glipizide does this seem high doseage of insulin? I think the amount of insulin you embezzle depends on the person, weight, height and how their body breaks it down. I have be diabetic for 21 years and take 76 units before bed of lantus and 18 to...
Lantus side effects?
My husband recently started taking Lantus and after he eats he gets queasy and a bit of a headache. Is this common? Thanks. Lantus Side Effects, and Drug Interactions - Insulin Glargine [rDNA origin] Inj - RxList Monographs Side Effect and Drug Interaction Monograpahs include frequent, infrequent, rare, once in a while, CNS, skin, body as a...
Lantus used to control blood sugar. Does it lead to?
a problem with the ability to reach orgasam? My husband just started this medication closing week and he can't seem to reach orgasam. He gets an erection just fine. Has anyone else have this problem? The cheek 'pathways' used for erection and 'orgasm' are different systems. Does Your husband have any any other...
Lantus VS Levemir?
Has anyone here tried Lanus AND Levemir? Which did you prefer and why? - I used to be on Lantus and was absolutely thrilled when my endo got me a private supply before it come on the NDSS. I skip a lot of meals and have really odd intake and sleeping habits. My site of choice is my abdo,...
My kitty is 8 years infirm and have diabetes she is contained by insulin call Lantus, does anyone else own a diabetic cat
NO I don't have a cat with diabetes. Good luck My sister's vet told her that her cat was diabetic. She was giving the cat insulin shots on a day after day basis. The cat kept getting...
Should one bring Lantus at bedtime when glucose even (Novolog dinner time) drops below 80 or keep on ?
Type 2 diabetes for 15 years. 22 units lantus bed time + 3 times 8 to 10 units Novolog with meals. Vegetarian. Lantus starts working surrounded by 3 to 4 hours. If I take Lantus when level is low, does it cause hypoglyclemic condition...
Anyone switched from Lantus to Levemir?
I have been taking Lantus for oh, about 2 years and my doctor just not long told me (after telling me I was very overweight 180 at 5'3") that Lantus could be the cause of the mass gain. He said that the main side effect shown from Lantus was weight gain, which was more prevelant than next to...
As a defence of IDDM how I could underesdand Lantus works 24 hours within my body not smaller amount?
if Lntus doesnot work 24 hours and works less for example 20 hours how i can underestand this and what can I Do for the shortage of insulin? - I am a type 1 diabetic and my endocrinologist has me taking it twice...
They voice, "Don't mix Lantus or Levemer beside other insulins." Have you?
What will happen? Will you explode? I'd like to try mixing to reduce my injections which have doubled ever since they took Ultralente bad the market. Has anybody tried mixing with Regular or Humalog? Were there any bad effects? Did insulin potency regulation? How about the time course of the blood sugar...
Took 12.5 unit of Lantus instead of 10L, 2.5R. How should I bar this?
I just took 12.5 units of Lantus instead of 10 units of Lantus and 2.5 units of Regular insulin. I did this because I wasn't looking and accidentally took the 2.5 dose from the Lantus bottle. My 2.5 be to correct my BG of 158 down to 87 due to...
Using Lantus, what's the best injection site... belly or thigh?
I'm just curious about the experiences of other people using this drug. I've been told by a nurse that the belly is the best site because the drug is better enthralled. All the information says both are fine. Stick it in your asss. That's the best place, seriously. Thigh is best...