Allergy to Lantis??

[jimbo7149]

Can a person be allergic to Lantis?  I started Lantis in October.  In about May I started to break out in hives.  Someone told me I might be allergic to the Lantis.  Is this possible?    I really need to find out.  I haven't had a good nights sleep in months.

[JDRF-VOL-SG]

Ooh, this sounds miserable! I personally have not heard specifically of allergies to Lantus, but I have heard of people having allergies to other insulins. The allergy is not to the INSULIN, but to the agents that it is suspended in. The cases I remember from other people who have written in to ask about this kind of thing were usually hives in areas near where the insulin is injected, but I seem to remember one or two that just had hives in unrelated areas. If I were you, I would call my doctor and ask for a prescription for or a sample bottle of another type of insulin and make a temporary switch. If the Lantus is the problem, then the hives should get better or go away. If they don't, then you can assume the allergy is to something else and go back to your Lantus.

[jimbo7149]

Thanks.  They prescribe me some antihistamine.  That really helped, for awile.  I finshed the script and back to no sleep, last night.  I'm going back and tell them that they really have to get to the bottom of this.  I do my shots in the leg.  The rash and hives are on my arms, knees, ankles and butt.  I'll let you know how things go.

Thanks

Jim