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Insulin is one of many hormones that helps the body turn the food we eat into energy. Also, insulin helps us store energy that we can use later. After we eat, insulin works by causing sugar (glucose) to go from the blood into our body's cells to make fat, sugar, and protein. When we need more energy between meals, ... continue
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Diabetes Type 1 | 252 |
95% |
| Diabetes Type 2 | 203 |
93% |
| Cystic Fibrosis | 3 |
100% |
| Bereavement | 1 |
100% |
| Bipolar Disorder | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 94% (466
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Lantus Reviews
Working / Worked
I love this makes not needing a specific schedule is great. I used to use animal insulin but have been on Lantus for over 10 yrs now and I love it
Working / Worked
Has been working but seems to cause restlessness or he has trouble falling asleep
Working / Worked
It does help
Working / Worked
I just started Lantus and it's great.
Working / Worked
Works well for about 15 hours but then peters out. Supposed to give full 24 hour coverage.
Working / Worked
Works wonderfully for me, would probably work even better if I had better control of my eating habits.
Working / Worked
I switched to this after taking Ultralente for years, I like Lantus less but they discontinued the other.
Working / Worked
Makes using humalog a lot easier.
Working / Worked
Very good.
Working / Worked
Works awesome, when I was not on my pump!
Working / Worked
I use the Lantus before going to bed.
Working / Worked
stopped when got pump
Working / Worked
Curently use this along with Novalog and it works fine. Not as well as the pump but since my operation many aspects of my life are unpredictable, unstable, and irregular.
Working / Worked
On it now. Working pretty well.
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Discussions
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Lantus v Levemir
On another forum I visited, one person said that they lost weight (small amount) by switching from Lantus to Levemir because Lantus increases appetite... [More] -
Lantus vs Levemir
I like Levemir way better than Lantus. But you should use what works best for you. [More] -
Lantus vs Levemir
I had burning with Lantus, too, until my diabetes educator suggested that I inject it very slowly. That did the trick! [More] -
Lantus vs Levemir
Are you injecting the Lantus straight from the fridge? I carry around a Lantus pen plus my Humalog pen so they are at room temp when I inject. My othe... [More] -
Lantus for Diabetes Type 1
Tell us about your personal experience with Lantus as a treatment: Has it worked? Have you had any issues? Any recommendations or tips? [More]
