Insulin glargine - IN-su-lin GLARE-jeen is a type of insulin. Insulin is one of many hormones that help the body turn the food we eat into energy. This is done by using the glucose - sugar in the blood as quick energy. Always insulin helps us store energy that we can use later. When you have diabetes mellitus - sugar diabetes, your body does not produce enough insulin, or the insulin produced is not using properly. This causes you to have too much sugar in your blood. Like other types of insulin, insulin glargine is using to keep your blood sugar level close to normal. Insulin glargine is a long-acting insulin that works slowly over about 24 hours. You may have to use insulin glargine in combination with another type of insulin or with a type of oral diabetes drug to keep your blood sugar under control.
This drug is available only with your family doctor's prescription, in the following dosage forms:
Some commonly using brand names are:
In the USA