Suggest Dosage For Lantus Solostar

Posted on Sat, 9 Jan 2016

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Question : i take 9 units of Lantus Solostar at night .Accidently i again injected another 3 units of Lantus in the mornig.Now at night how much Lantus can I push?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Abhay A Mali (50 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Glargin is a long acting insulin.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for your question.
Noted your concern.

Lantus contains insulin Glargin which is a long acting insulin.
It's action almost lasts up to 24 hours, which gives advantage of once a daily injection.
Also it rarely cause hypoglycemic.
As you have already taken 3 units out of your total daily dose of 9, I may advice to take 6 units at usual time in night today.

Try to follow your schedule as advised by your doctor.

Hope this helps you.
You can close the question if there's no further query.

Regards,
Dr Abhay Mali.
Diabetologist.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee