lantus peak

but the Vol is wrong in that Lantus does not have a peak. It does have a peak at about 4-6 hours but it is not a large peak. This peak does effect many users in the middle of the night. The easiest suggestion is to make sure that you test at dinner. You really need to be doing this regardless of whether you are on Lantus or not.

This is a wonderful resource for Type I's...often a minority in support groups, IMHO. My first posting to the forum although I've been type I since age 7...now a healthy 45 year old (female). I am mostly happy with the current combination of Humalog Pen and Lantus. My questions are in regards to Lantus: I understand the "non-peak" aspect...but personally dropped very low in early a.m.'s (about 4-6 a.m) after injecting on a regular basis at 10 p.m.

I have had diabetes for 28 years, and I live in Canada, where Lantis is not sold, because of a pricing dispute with an arms-length government body. I just started using Lantis, by crossing the border and paying the ridiculous price for it because of the claims I've heard from users. Okay, so here's my question to verteran users of Lantis. Is it that much better? In the last few days I've read people say they are taking two doses of it.

And as for the sweats about a half hour after taking Lantus, there IS a slight peak action with Lantus, although this peak action for most people is several hours after taking the Lantus. In my case, I usually take my Lantus at about 6 am, and I notice a peak that causes my glucose levels to drop by about 8 am. This happens even if I have not taken any Novolog or eaten breakfast (sometimes I wait until I get to work to take Novolog and eat breakfast), so it has to be the Lantus peaking.

t a strong peak action. And if the Lantus causes a low, it happens very slowly so you have plenty of time to react.

I am a type 1A diabetic with normal insulin sensitivity and predictable bg responses to insulin doses. Until now. I went on a reducing diet (high protein, next to 0 carbs, increased exercise) but never decreased my once daily PM dose of Lantus (10 units.) Immediately my AM bg's jumped to over 200 and stayed there. No hypoglycemia during sleep (I never woke up, anyway.)I could bring my daily bg's down with my shortacting insulin.

Yes this happens a lot, when switching to lantus or the pump. Lantus is a long acting insulin that has no peak it gives you a steady basal rate similar to the insulin pump. I realize that it is hard to trust the the insulin enought to not have a snack, but it does work, and it is hard to resist the urge to react to the number.

For people with night lows, taking the Lantus in the morning is the safest way to take this particular type of insulin, for it DOES have a slight peak action about 4 hours after injection, and for people taking it at night, the peak is while they sleep. If he takes it in the morning, this peak happens right before lunch, when he is awake, and the total dose peters out while he sleeps so a severe night low is pretty much impossible.

I have type 1 diabetes and am on Lantus. I was wondering though what the difference between 70/30 and Lantus is. My understanding is that they are both long lasting insulins, but I don't know much else. Does anyone know?

So imediject has a valid point if you are taking Lantus in the morning. Many diabetics split their doses of Lantus and take some at night and some first thing in the morning so that peaking is minimal (for some of us, there IS a slight peak about 4 hours after injection) and the petering out of it as it wears off is also minimal.

Hi again Steveman, A few thoughts come to mind -- even tho' you're a teen ;-) Often our summer schedules are different from school-year schedules and it's reasonable to expect to make changes in our diabetes management, too. I'm not sure which long-acting insulin you're taking, but it sounds as tho' it's not Lantus -- one of the newer insulins that doesn't *have* a real peak and lasts about 24 hours.

This has happened in early afternoon and after dinner. She is on Novalog and NPH before breakfast and Novalog and lantus in the evening. The fact that it has happened two different times in day is why I "hoped" this was a diluted reading rather than actual blood glucose reading. This is all new to me and now I'm fearing the bath. ho hum...Thanks.

Hi, this is probably reflecting the peaking of the lantus. If 60s are as low as you go, it 's probably not too big a problem. Your fasting blood sugar is not low. Likely what is happening is that you are going a bit low, and then going a bit higher. You may possibly consider changing your lantus dose to the morning instead of the evening. This way the 'peak' will be happening during the day.

I just started on Lantus and Humalog and my blood sugars seem to keep going up, I take 30 U at night Lantus and I take Humalog 10 before meals if my bs is 180 or higher, does this sound right, I was diagnosed a Type 2 about 6 years ago, but the Glipizide and Metformin I was taking has been stopped, but my fasting bs has been 270 or higher any suggestions I know control my diet I get that, I also weigh 239 my Dr's say to loose weight, and I am going to try.

Hello, Ever since the beginning of summer, I've been waking up a few hours later than usual (usually 9:30 instead of 6:00 am)... Ever since, I've noticed that my morning blood sugar is very high (350-400). I take one dose of Lantus at 6:00 pm (But only 5 units, as I've constantly dropped it in the past to stop from going low during the day), and I inject Humalog before meals (1 unit for every 10 grams of carbs I eat). I am wondering what I can do to control my morning blood sugars?

But seriously, if he uses Lantus, you may want to talk to his doctor about splitting the dose or taking it all in the morning. Many folks who take Lantus at night find that its peak action in about 4 hours makes them prone to night lows.

My wife has since filed for divorce, i am now on new insulin, Lantus, and i cant even talk with her. There are more things that were going on because of the NPH since my doctor had instructed me to take a third shot at lunch time. I love this Lantus, things are great since ive been on it but still having trouble understanding the things abou tthe NPH, any help would be apperciated.

Hello. I am T1 since Oct 2004, and switched to Lantus in Feb. Most of my BG numbers are very good (A1Cs 6.0 and 5.5), but since switching to Lantus, I have experienced 5 episodes of sudden and extreme drops in BG. They happen late morning, not related to breakfast, novolog dose or exercise. My BG is usually above 150 when it starts, and I must consume 150-200 grams of carbs (as juice or gel) to get it to stabilize, usually in 20-30 mins.

Some of us who have problems with lows in our sleep do this, and the reason is that Lantus does have a peak time of action, about 4-5 hours after the injection. For some people, that peak is a stronger event than for other people. And so night lows can happen. Because the Lantus lasts for 24 hours, the way we do this is to back off one unit of the evening dose the first night, and take a 1-unit shot the next morning.

Are you taking your Lantus in the evening or in the morning? There IS a peak activity of Lantus that happens about 4-6 hours after injection. You may be getting hypo during your sleep, but your body is "fixing" it by the time you wake up. This would be because your pancreas is ceasing its work after receiving the message that you are low, and your liver may be releasing emergency sugars. Both of these would make you feel that "I have been run over by a train" feeling.

Why is it that Lantus requires a prescription when other long-acting types of insulin do not? I feel like I should be able to go to a drugstore and purchase any type of insulin that I choose without a prescription.

The insulins that are available right now (you did not mention which type or types you are currently taking) certainly do their peak work and then dissipate within one 24-hour day, if not sooner, so there is no benefit to waiting longer than this to see what happens. At this point, the adjustment to insulin doses is generally done EACH day, according to when the peak action of whatever type of insulin the diabetic person is taking.

My 6 year old son was diagnosed type 1 30 days ago (Oct 2). I understand it's really apples to oranges trying to compare a new pediatric Type 1 who may be Honeymooning with an lifelong adult, but anything may be helpful for you. He's a big healthy boy, 57 pounds. Per UCLA Med Center we are currently dosing him 8 units of Lantus split to 5 units in the AM before school, then 3 units about 2 hours before bedtime), with a bedtime BG check. We also are giving 1 unit Humalog per carb unit.

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