Patient was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Lantus as follows:
- Take a blood sugar reading always before you take the Lantus insulin shot. Maintain a log of every day blood sugar readings for comparative feedback, as to how well the medication is helping to control the blood sugars.
- Maintain compliance with your dietary calorie recommendations, as ordered. Ingestion of excess calories can lead to poor blood sugar management and potentially can lead to increase in the Lantus insulin dose. Excess of dietary calories can result in weight gain and complicate the management of diabetes.
- Maintain strict compliance with administration of Lantus insulin shot as ordered, with regards to dosage and frequency, to derive the benefit of the medication.
- Do not change the dose on Lantus insulin without consulting your doctor.
