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What are the indications for use of insulin glargine?
- Insulin glargine is a modified insulin, very similar to human insulin.
- Insulin glargine is used to treat diabetes in adults, teenagers, and children ages 2 years and older.
- Insulin glargine has a long and consistent effect in lowering blood sugar.
How to use insulin glargine:
- Always use this medication exactly as your doctor has told you to.
- Use insulin glargine once every day, preferably at the same time every day.
- Insulin glargine is intended for subcutaneous (under the skin) injection. You should not inject yourself directly into a vein (intravenously) or a muscle (intramuscularly).
- With each injection, change the injection site within the specific area of skin you are using. This may reduce the risk of lumps or pitting of the skin.
- The best places for injection are: the front of the waist (abdomen), the upper arm, or the front of the thighs.
- Insulin will work faster if it is injected in the front of your waist. You should always measure your blood sugar regularly.
- Insulin glargine can be used in adolescents and children ages 1 year and older. There is no experience with the use of insulin glargine in children under 1 year of age.
Do not use insulin glargine:
- If you are allergic to insulin glargine or any of the other ingredients of this medication.
Warnings and precautions:
Talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse before using insulin glargine. Be especially aware of the following:
- Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia).
- High blood sugar (hyperglycemia).
- Switching from another insulin.
- Pioglitazone is used with insulin.
- Eye disorder.
- Make sure to use the correct type of insulin.
- Skin changes at the injection site.
Possible side effects of insulin glargine:
Insulin glargine can cause serious side effects. These side effects only happen to a small number of people and include:
- lack of blood sugar.
- Skin changes at the injection site.
- Signs of allergy.
- Vision problems.
- Swollen joints.
- Diabetic retinopathy (diabetes-related eye disease that can lead to vision loss).
- Painful neuropathy (pain due to nerve damage).
Other medications and insulin glargine:
- Please tell your doctor, if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription. Especially if you take medications for: contraception, pain, hormonal replacement, diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, depression, autoimmune diseases, and infections.