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Insulin glargine, commonly known by its brand name Lantus, is a long-acting insulin that is typically administered at bedtime. It provides a steady release of insulin over a 24-hour period, helping to maintain stable blood glucose levels overnight and throughout the day. Other long-acting insulins, such as insulin detemir (Levemir), may also be given at bedtime, depending on the individual’s treatment plan. Always consult a healthcare professional for personalized advice regarding insulin administration.
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What is lantus insulin?
It is a long acting insulin.
Why to give long acting insulin at 9pm if low blood sugar level?
The long-acting insulin is to provide a more stable baseline for the following day. So as strange as it seems, you can be drinking a glass of orange juice to get your sugar level up and then taking your bedtime shot of long-acting insulin. (If you're doing that, try to get somebody to verify that you're injecting the right amount of the right kind of insulin, or wait 10-15 minutes until your sugar is a more reasonable level.
Different Insulin Formulations?
Insulin comes in short-acting, long-acting and mixed formulations. Humalog is a rapid-acting insulin meant to cover a meal being eaten. Lantus is a long-acting insulin intended to provide coverage throughout the day.
How many units of insulin for a Blood glucose level of 278?
It depends on what kind of insulin you are taking....for example: insulin can be rapid acting, short acting, intermediate acting or long acting.
What is a slow acting form of insulin that is given subcutaneously?
A slow-acting form of insulin that is administered subcutaneously is known as long-acting insulin. Examples include insulin glargine (Lantus) and insulin detemir (Levemir), which provide a steady release of insulin over an extended period, typically 24 hours. These insulins help maintain baseline blood glucose levels and are often used in conjunction with rapid-acting insulins to manage diabetes effectively.
What is the difference between NovoLog insulin and Novolin insulin for type 1 diabetes?
Novolin is a short-acting insulin, taken for correcting high blood glucose and before or after eating. Novolog is a long-lasting insulin, taken to stabilize blood glucose between the times that you take your short-acting doses.
Is humalog long lasting insulin?
No, humalog is quick-acting insulin that tends to finish its job after about two hours.
When mixing regular and nph insulin which do you draw up first?
Draw up the regular insulin first. You always want to go from clear to cloudy. Also, you do not want the NPH insulin mixing into the regular insulin, therefore the regular insulin should be drawn up before the NPH (long-acting) insulin.
What will happen if you draw cloudy insulin up first then clear insulin and give to a patient?
The "cloudy" insulins are long-acting, while the "clear" insulins are rapid or short-acting. Drawing up the clear insulins first prevents the vial of short-acting insulin from being contaminated with a long-acting insulin.
What are the names of long acting insulins?
Long-acting insulins include insulin glargine (Lantus, Toujeo), insulin detemir (Levemir), and insulin degludec (Tresiba). These insulins provide a steady release of insulin over an extended period, helping to manage blood glucose levels throughout the day and night. They are commonly used in the treatment of diabetes to maintain basal insulin levels.
Can you mix insulin?
Yes indeed it is possible to mix types of insulin into one syringe. Your diabetes nurse educator or doctor can explain to you how and why to do this. Common reasons are to mix a short acting insulin with a long acting one. Be sure to never try to mix insulin glargine as it can't be done.
Do Regular Insulin same with actrapid insulin?
I wouldn't say so, if you want fast acting insulin use novorapid, actrapid is good for long lasting carbohydrates eg. bread.
