Insulin Glargine (Lantus)
I have diabetes type 2 for more than 20 years no and i need insulin to control my blood sugar levels. When I was just diagnosed it was difficult for me to get used to the new life style. I couldn't control everything as I needed, I could forget to take a dosage of medication, I could forget to eat on time to avoid malnutrition, or I could leave my meds at home at all. Due to this inability to remember simple things I found myself in the hospital after fainting on the street several times. This was how life taught me to cherish my life and take care of myself. Gradually I developed the habits necessary to control my life and my disease. No I never leave my house without insulin and other meds my doctor prescribes me with. However recently I found still a better solution - Insulin Glargine or Lantus. This medication is very similar to insulin but much more convenient for me. It has steady action and I can better control my activity. Besides I can order the medication online and have it delivered to the address I want.
by Florentina M., Chicago
For me Lantus works out miracles. I have diabetes type 1 and completely uncontrollable sugar levels. It was really a torture to find a medication that could help me get the control over my health condition that I need. With Lantus life is so much easier. I also enjoy the way this medication is applied ? easy and effective. Besides the effect lasts for a considerably longer time than any other insulin medication that I have tried before.
by Kristie Scott-Thomas, Yellowknife
I have been taking insulin medications for more than seven years, since the time I was diagnosed with diabetes. It was a long way to this medication. On the road I have tried out many other meds. Some of them were comparatively effective but I couldn't stand the side effects, others were harmless but produced hardly any effect as well. Still other meds were ok but I didn't like the way they were to be applied. With Lantus all these problems are in the past. I just take a pen with me and I take a dose whenever I need it. The effect is almost immediate and really long-lasting. There were several moments in my life when I had an unexpectedly prolonged trip or something like that and I would run out of my medication and then I wake up in the hospital. Very stupid and could end up in a different, more tragic way one day. With Lantus such incidents are highly unlikely, as its effect is longer than that of other similar meds and the pens supply for a larger number of doses. I like it immensely.
by Brendon T., Miami