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Lantus 100Iu Injection Health Feed

Last Updated: 6 years ago • Featured Quiz
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General Physician•Hyderabad
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Insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes are one and the same thing. True or False? Take this quiz to find out.
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Endocrinologist•Hubli-Dharwad
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Mr. Lybrate-user, there could be quite a few reasons for not getting proper blood sugar control including diet regulation, amount of exercise or no exercise and dosage adjustments in relation to food intake. One thing can be done is first try and reduce fasting blood glucose. This can be done by monitoring it daily and reaching a target level of 100 to 110 mg. The night dose of insulin glargine can be increased by 2 units every 2 to 3 days, till fasting target is reached and then maintained. Lat...more
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Asked for Male, 54 years old from Vijayawada
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Endocrinologist•Mumbai
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Lantus insulin is long acting insulin. If patients fasting/PP Sugars are not under control and and Hba1c is persistently above 8 % then some times it is advisable to go for premix insulin like humalog + NPH insulin for better glycemic control and maybe twice in a day injections. If you have recent post heart bypass surgery then it is very important to maintain Hba1c below 7%.
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Endocrinologist•Mumbai
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Lantus is a long acting insulin. It works for 20-24 hrs. Anyways since you have already taken lantus instead of humalog, you can still take humalog but make sure to monitor your sugars as there can be possibility of hypoglycemia later on which you need to be aware of & avoid it by taking good at that point of time.
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Sexologist•Sri Ganganagar
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Yes please add third Insulin at night at time of sleeping. Lantus start with 10 units. Then tell after 3 days.
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Asked for male, 52 years old from Kottayam
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Sexologist•Sri Ganganagar
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Along with it she should take Insulin Lantus at late night. She will have to change dose of day Insulin.
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Asked for male, 55 years old from Delhi
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Diabetologist•Mumbai
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Hi! if your sugar levels are good under the influence of a particular drug regimen, it is always advisable to continue that.
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General Physician•Mumbai
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In a known case of diabetic we need to control sugar levels with medication, aerobic exercise and following a diabetic diet and for pain take tablet paracetamol 650 mg and also take physiotherapy treatment till recovery.
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General Physician•Cuttack
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1. You can get rid of medicine by regular exercise for 1 hour daily, reduction of weight and diet control
2. Adhere to a strict diabetic diet after consulting dietitian
3. Monitor your blood sugar and HbA1c three monthly and consult physician for advice and treatment
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