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Normal dose of lantus insulin

I am taking lantus insulin. Please prefer me Alternative of lantus insulin which are cheaper than this ??

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So there is no substitute to Lantus.. As it is a basal insulin and is costlier than the conventional insulin. You may switch to conventional insulin, but it has its demerits though. ...  Read More

My son is suffering from type 1 diabetes mellitus. Today he is starting vomiting by before bed dose of insulin (lantus). He washed his stomach completely. So tell me can I give bed dose to him booze he refused to take anything inside the body by mouth

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Yes Lantus is long acting insulin.it will provide basal insulin coverage..But Monitor his sugar levels and if more than 300 mg/ek check urine ketone by strip. ...  Read More

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Today by mistake I took night insulin( lantus) (dose 20) in morning before breakfast what will happen? At night I took dose 20 lantus insulin.

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Hi noted, that you have taken slightly higher dose of insulin than prescribed? Can get Low sugar thats all nothing to worry Check bed time blood Sugars.. if sugars less than 100, give some protein dri ...  Read More

When lantus dose 9 unit I prick ( which is routine down. Fasting sugar is in between 80-120. But sometimes FASTENING sugar is330 to 360. Why this may happen I use all-star insulin pen. Could dose be missed. Please clarify. Type1 diabetes patient 6 year old male

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Please ask your doctor ...  Read More

Forget to take lantus insulin yesterday which should be taken at 9pm yesterday instead it was taken at 6 am today, delayed by 9hrs, in such case any seriousness is their????

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Better late than never ...  Read More

Hi, My mother is showing high blood sugar before dinner. She has already taken lantus in the morning. Is it okay to give Lantus once again during bed time?

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Please do not self medicate especially insulin as it can lead to severe hypoglycemia and that is very risky in elderly people. If your mother is having high sugars before dinner the treatment that sh ...  Read More

We want to know the insulin dose against Blood Sugar level at different intervals of the Day before food. Moreover, is it possible to use tablets instead of insulin, when blood sugar is in between 110 and 250 ? If the answer is yes, please prescribe tablets and dose.

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The dose of insulin depends on number of factors. Also the feasibility of shifting to tablets can be assessed only after thorough history and review of documents. Kindly upload the current prescriptio ...  Read More

K/c/o DM-2 since 7 yrs, recently infected with pneumonia & sugar was uncontrolled , discharged from hospital on 27/04/21 after which medications are prescribed- methylprednisolone 16mg o.d , rivroxaban20mg b.d. , and rapid insulin lispro 28u B/L and 22u B/D and continuing metformin 1000mg + vildagliptin now blood sugar reached normal range ( fa

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Yes as long as steroid are there need to continue on insulin. Once steroid use tapered and stopped insulin also can b stopped. As sugars are controlled u can continue same dose. If u have still doubts ...  Read More

My mother is a diabetic patient earlier she was given Ryzodeg 20 units 1-0-0 and human actrapid 8units 0-1-1 due to high price of insulin Ryzodeg, isryl 2mg I asked for substitute Dr prescribed to give lantus in same dose. Is this is a right decision? Please help me.

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If u can't afford Ryzodeg, lantus is a good choice. Dose needs to be adjusted based on sugar chart. ...  Read More

My father sugar levels rised due to covid treatment. They prescribed him to take insulin. Now the sugar level before breakfast is 104 and before lunch is 67 .should I stop giving insulin now?

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Dosage of insulin has to be reduced. Dose titration for a couple of days required based on sugars. Monitoring of sugars and follow up is needed. ...  Read More

My Insulin fasting level is 8.7 Post prandial is 3.7 Is it normal or too much low? Will it cause any problems in conceiving or maintaining healthy pregnancy and delivery? Please advise.

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Is serum insulin fasting of 23.8 uU/mL normal in PCOS ?? Please explain. Why is this test done ?????

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Its normal ...  Read More

Hi my father who is 63 is now on insulin due to high blood sugar level his current dose are FIASP 12 -12-10 unit in a day and lantus 24 in night plus zava od 100 mg once a day. Yet his sugar level fasting is 350-400 and pp 450-550 he takes balance diet yet it is not anywhere near controlled. Kindly suggest what we can do to keep it under control

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The doses of insulin need to be uptitrared. Some insulin sensitiser tablets might well be added ...  Read More

My father aged 51 years was diagnosed with High Fasting and PP Sugar Levels( Probably Type 2 Diabetes as no genetic history and insulin intake). Fasting HbA1c- 6.4% ABG-137. So Doctor asked us to go for C Peptide and Insulin tests to absolutely determine Type 1/Type 2 . After fasting of 10.5 hours, results are following FBG-129. Insulin Fasting-3.6

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Based on history and HbA1c readings its likely to be a type 2 DM only.. As far as insulin and C peptide values are concerned they are very sensitive blood tests. Any error in sample collection, storag ...  Read More

I am suffering from mild pcos and my insulin fast is 5.71uu/ml and insulin pp is 53.22 uu/ml Is it normal..?? How to regulate my insulin

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Needs assessment. Not entirely sure who asked you to get insulin levels. Treatment depends on symptoms. I am sure you got other blood tests as well. ...  Read More

Can lantus cartridges be used with All star insulin pen... doctor prescribed solostar pen... Since it is single use can we use reusable all star pen instead

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Hi. Yes it can be used. ...  Read More

I started taking insulin injection before 2 days. And today morning fasting glucometer result showed 92 sugar level. Should i take insulin with thi normal glucose level

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need more details about ur diabetes history to give an answer ...  Read More

What is the normal dose of tyhhoid conjugate vaccine in 1 year baby. And hepatitis a vaccine

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Typhoid TCV 2 doses 1 year apart, Hepatitis A Havrix 2 doses 6 months apart ...  Read More

My husband has diabetes.he want to know lantus and huminsulin R will be taken before meal or after meal.how long should he take insulin before eating and afer eating.specially huminsulin R...Plz suggest timing of both insulin...

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Huminsulin R should be taken 20-30 minutes before meal and Lantus should be taken at bedtime. ...  Read More

I am a diabetic taking insulin. Can I change my intake of insulin with the amount carbohydrate or sugar content of meals taken?

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Hi, i m Sayantani nutritionist. Can visit my website using a laptop thediethub.zest.md for details. I provide online diet consultation. ...  Read More

After taking lantus and apidra fasting blood sugar is above 200. Can I take mixtard insulin in lieu of lantus and apidra

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Lantus and Apidra would be the best and easier option to control sugar. Once controlled you can shift to premixed. U would need a full consultation along with sugar chart and details of doses to adjus ...  Read More

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