Lantus??

Jenn L · #1 (**permalink**) 10-11-2006, 05:56 PM

I have been on an insulin pump for 6 years, and I am curious about Lantus. Who out there takes it, and what did yiu do before? I like the freedom of a pump, but it seems Lantus keeps you free as well. Any info would be helpful!

Thanks
Take Care
Jenn

Simons · #2 (**permalink**) 10-11-2006, 06:27 PM

I envy you being able to use the pump. I can not because I am super allergic to any kind of tape so I am stuck with pens and syringes.
I have been on Lantus for more than two years. For me it lasts 24 hours and I think it does a pretty good job better than NPH. I have been on insulin for so many years and tried most kinds. What we have now is better than the older insulins.
Simons

barbarac · #3 (**permalink**) 10-11-2006, 06:27 PM

I've taken/used both. You take Lantus once a day (usually in the evening, but some do mornings or split). It is like the basal on the pump. You still have to take a shot for carbs at meals or if you eat something, just like a bolus at meals. Not much different than what you do with the pump, but just without the needles.

JJeenn · #4 (**permalink**) 10-11-2006, 06:54 PM

I use Lantus and Humalog. I've been taking Lantus once a day for about a year and a half now but I just saw my endo and complained about the huge difficulty I have keeping my dinner and evening readings down, and he suggested I split my Lantus dose into two shots since it seems to be wearing off before 24 hours is up. I'll start that tomorrow.

Lantus is a good insulin, far better than NPH which I used for my first 13 years as a diabetic. I'm looking into getting an insulin pump, though, because it seems I need much more insulin in the early to mid-morning than I do in the afternoon, and it's causing highs and lows that are hard to fix with just Humalog adjustments. I can eat meals at more varied times than I could before, though haven't experiemented with skipping meals. I find exercise easier with Lantus but still find it very rare that I'm able to not go really high or low when I exercise, which is what I'm hoping the pump will help with (that and my overnight blood sugars).

Cyborg · #5 (**permalink**) 10-11-2006, 07:18 PM

Some people do both. They pump fast insulin and also use Lantus.

spike · #6 (**permalink**) 10-11-2006, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Cyborg

Some people do both. They pump fast insulin and also use Lantus.

Seems you'd lose several of the benefits of pumping.

BlueSky · #7 (**permalink**) 10-11-2006, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by spike

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Originally Posted by Cyborg
Some people do both. They pump fast insulin and also use Lantus.

Seems you'd lose several of the benefits of pumping.

Its called the Untethered Regimen. It means that you can disconnect your pump for lenghthy periods without BG going up.

http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/...untethered.htm

jdstein11 · #8 (**permalink**) 10-11-2006, 08:05 PM

I use Novolog for fast-acting and Lantus at night and my bg has averaged 5.5 since being dxd over a year ago as compared to over 12 during my first reading. So I guess it's working!

nab486 · #9 (**permalink**) 10-12-2006, 08:55 AM

I did Lantus for a while and have been on the pump for a little over a year, one thing I like about the pump as opposed to Lantus is that I can suspend it or take it off if I feel like I am low or dropping. Even during the night sometimes if I wake up feeling a little low I have started just dropping my basal rate for 30 min to almost nothing. I "drift" back up over the next little while and don't even have to get out of bed. I also like being able to take it off or suspend it if I'm just "normal" and want to exercise. I hated having to eat to go get on the treadmill... what a waste!