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Long acting insulin Lantus should be given with either short acting or intermediate acting. Which one is justified and why?
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The use of lantus can be combined with either a short acting or intermediate acting insulin depending upon the sugar values and its your doctor judgement to decide the dosage because short actings effects will last for three hours and intermediate effects will last for eight hours.
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