Patient was educated on the side effects of using Lantus as follows: Hypoglycemia Hypoglycemia happens to be the most common side effect with Lantus. The risk for this complication multiplies with the patient being noncompliant with the time of Lantus administration, stacking up the doses of insulin too close, and highly irregular eating habits with improper mealtimes. During the episode of hypoglycemia, patients can present with dizziness, headache, hunger, sweating, weakness, irritability, tremors, increased heart [...]

Patient was educated on how to take Lantus as follows: Take the Lantus insulin shot at the same time every day, to avoid forgetting the shot. This also helps to avoid lags in insulin coverage or stacking up the doses of insulin too close. Noncompliance with taking the Lantus insulin shot can precipitate an episode of elevated blood sugar and hyperglycemic symptoms. Lantus has a slow onset and longer duration of actions. Lantus acts and [...]

Patient was educated on Lantus and its mechanism of action as follows: Lantus belongs to the long-acting group of insulins, which have the slowest onset of action and the longest duration of action than insulins belonging to any other groups. Lantus generally reaches the bloodstream in about 4 hours after the shot was administered and tends to lower glucose levels fair and even, with no defined peak of action and acts for a duration of [...]