Control Blood Sugar
People with type 2 diabetes help control blood sugar levels by following a diabetes
treatment plan as prescribed by their doctors. Your plan probably includes healthy
lifestyle changes and oral diabetes medications. But is that enough? If you’re not
at your blood sugar and A1C goals, maybe it’s time to talk to your doctor about
whether adding insulin injections to your treatment plan is right for you.
Choose to know more about blood sugar control
Watch personal interactive patient journeys of people who have added insulin to their overall diabetes treatment plan to help successfully manage their uncontrolled blood sugar. Use our insulin discussion guide to help you talk to your doctor about diabetes and insulin.
The circle of better blood sugar control
Rollover circle below to ways to better control your blood sugar levels.
Plan Your Meals
Controlling your carbohydrates is one way to help control your blood sugar. Our free meal planning guide can help you get started. Talk to your healthcare team before beginning any new meal plan.
Take Your Medicine as Prescribed
For your diabetes, your doctor probably has prescribed a healthy diet, exercise, and oral medications. It is important to follow your prescribed treatment plan, including all medications prescribed, to help control your blood sugar.
Talk to and Visit Your Healthcare Team Regularly
You play an important role in your diabetes care. Always keep scheduled appointments, and keep your healthcare team informed of changes in your life that may affect your blood sugar.
Monitor & Record Your Blood Sugar Levels
Regular monitoring of your blood sugar levels helps you and your healthcare team to find the right balance of diet, physical activity, and medication to meet your A1C goals.
Be Physically Active
Adding regular physical activity to your meal plan and medications can help control your blood sugar levels. Let your healthcare team know before you start, stop, or increase your physical activity levels.
Indications and Usage for LANTUS® (insulin glargine [rDNA origin] injection)
Prescription LANTUS® is a long-acting insulin used to treat adults with type 2 diabetes
and adults and children (6 years and older) with type 1 diabetes for the control
of high blood sugar. It should be taken once a day at the same time each day to
lower blood glucose.
Do not use LANTUS® to treat diabetic ketoacidosis.
Important Safety Information for LANTUS®
Do not take LANTUS® if you are allergic to insulin or any of the inactive ingredients
in LANTUS®.
You must test your blood sugar levels while using insulin, such as LANTUS®. Do not
make any changes to your dose or type of insulin without talking to your healthcare
provider. Any change of insulin should be made cautiously and only under medical
supervision.
Do NOT dilute or mix LANTUS® with any other insulin or solution. It will not work
as intended and you may lose blood sugar control, which could be serious. LANTUS®
must only be used if the solution is clear and colorless with no particles visible.
Do not share needles, insulin pens or syringes with others.
The most common side effect of insulin, including LANTUS®, is low blood sugar (hypoglycemia),
which may be serious. Some people may experience symptoms such as shaking, sweating,
fast heartbeat, and blurred vision. Severe hypoglycemia may be serious and life
threatening. It may cause harm to your heart or brain. Other possible side effects
may include injection site reactions, including changes in fat tissue at the injection
site, and allergic reactions, including itching and rash. In rare cases, some allergic
reactions may be life threatening.
Tell your doctor about other medicines and supplements you are taking because they
can change the way insulin works. Before starting LANTUS®, tell your doctor about
all your medical conditions including if you have liver or kidney problems, are
pregnant or planning to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding or planning to breast-feed.
LANTUS® SoloSTAR® is a disposable prefilled insulin pen. Please talk to your healthcare
provider about proper injection technique and follow instructions in the Instruction
Leaflet that accompanies the pen.
Click here for Full Prescribing Information for LANTUS®.
The health information contained herein is provided for general educational purposes only. Your healthcare professional is the single best source of information regarding your health. Please consult your healthcare professional if you have any questions about your health or treatment.