Insulin Glargine for Prolonged Blood Sugar Control

Insulin Glargine is a long-acting insulin used to manage blood sugar levels over an extended period in diabetes.

Insulin Glargine FAQ

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What is insulin glargine used for?

Insulin glargine is a long-acting insulin used to treat type 2 diabetes and type 1 diabetes in certain patients to improve blood glucose levels. Includes Insulin glargine brands, uses side effects doses and interactions.

Is insulin glargine a long-acting insulin?

Insulin glargine is a long-acting insulin. If you have type 1 diabetes, it must be used in combination with short- or rapid-acting insulin. If you have type 2 diabetes, this drug may be used alone or with other medications. Insulin glargine is used to reduce blood sugar levels in adults and children with type 1 diabetes.

Can insulin glargine be used with other insulin?

In people with type 1 diabetes, insulin glargine products must be used with another type of insulin (a short-acting insulin). In people with type 2 diabetes, insulin glargine products also may be used with another type of insulin or with oral medication (s) for diabetes.

What brand is insulin glargine?

Brand names: Lantus, Basaglar, Toujeo. Insulin glargine comes only as an injectable solution. Insulin glargine injectable solution is used to control high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. What is insulin glargine? Insulin glargine is a prescription drug. It comes as a self-injectable solution.

What is insulin glargine?

Insulin glargine is a long-acting insulin used to treat type 1 and type 2 diabetes in certain patients to improve and maintain blood glucose levels. Insulin glargine is a man-made form of human insulin that is used once daily to provide a base level of insulin that keeps working for 24 hours or longer.

What are the side effects of insulin glargine?

In patients with type 1 diabetes, insulin glargine must be used together with a short-acting insulin. Common insulin glargine side effects may include low blood sugar, swelling, weight gain, allergic reaction, itching, rash, or thickening or hollowing of the skin where you injected the medicine (lipodystrophy).

When should insulin glargine be used for glycemic control?

In adults with type 2 diabetes, insulin glargine, or another long-acting insulin, should be initiated for glycemic control after 2 or 3 oral antidiabetic medications have failed to attain glycemic control or in patients with a hemoglobin A1c value higher than 9% who are experiencing symptoms.