Toujeo Insulin - Efficacy and Administration

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What is Toujeo used for?

Toujeo is used to partly replace the body’s natural production of insulin, which will help move glucose into your cells. This helps your cells get the sugar they need. It also helps stabilize your blood sugar levels. Toujeo is often used with other medications. For instance, for type 2 diabetes, it may be used with metformin.

Is Toujeo a prescription drug?

Toujeo is a brand-name prescription medication. It’s FDA-approved to treat type 1 or type 2 diabetes in adults and children ages 6 years and older. Toujeo contains insulin glargine, which is a long-acting insulin. This drug is given as a subcutaneous injection (an injection under your skin). It’s available in the following two prefilled pens:

Does Toujeo have glargine?

Toujeo is a brand-name prescription medication that's used to treat type 1 and type 2 diabetes. It contains insulin glargine, which is a long-acting insulin. Toujeo is injected under the skin (subcutaneous). Learn about side effects, warnings, dosage, and more.

Can I use Toujeo If I have diabetes?

Yes, Toujeo is used in adults and children ages 6 years and older with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. With type 1 diabetes, your pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulin to manage your blood sugar. If you have type 2 diabetes, the insulin that your body produces doesn’t work properly. Toujeo is a type of long-acting insulin called insulin glargine.

Does Toujeo contain insulin?

See section 4. Toujeo contains insulin called “insulin glargine”. This is a modified insulin, very similar to human insulin. It is used to treat diabetes mellitus in adults, adolescents and children from the age of 6 years. Diabetes mellitus is an illness where your body does not make enough insulin to control your blood sugar.

What is Toujeo U-300 (insulin glargine) injection 300 units/mL?

Prescription Toujeo is a long-acting man-made insulin used to control high blood sugar in adults and children who are 6 years of age and older with diabetes mellitus. Do not use Toujeo if you have low blood sugar or if you are allergic to insulin or any of the ingredients in Toujeo.

What Is Toujeo

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Toujeo Information

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2. https://www.lancsmmg.nhs.uk/media/1069/insulin-toujeo-information-sheet-and-good-practice-guide-version-11.pdf
3. https://products.sanofi.us/toujeo/toujeo.pdf
4. https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/product-information/toujeo-epar-product-information_en.pdf