Humalog and Lantus

[horrorman009]

Is it common for someone with type 2 diabetes to be on Humalog 3X daily and Lantus 1X daily?

[caregiver222]

The two medications are complimentary. It is not unusual for a physician to prescribe them in the protocol you are using.

[Super_sally888]

Hi,

yes, it can be normal for someone with type 2 to take both long acting (Lantus) and short acting (Humalog) insulin.

The important thing is to control blood sugar.

[horrorman009]

But is it normal for a someone with type 2?

[diabetes86]

Diabetes is a disease where the body does not proses carbohydrates properly resulting in high blood sugar (BG).  lantus is a background insulin, lasts about 24 hours. lantus just keeps you idling along.

When you eat carbs it raises BG as your body digests the food. so you need insulin to lower your BG the same way that food raises BG.   When you eat or when your BG is too high you need to take insulin that is faster acting than Lantus.  Humalog lasts about 4 hours has its peek action in about 1 1/2 hours.

So yes it is normal to take Lantus 1X a day and Humalog several times a day.