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Is Lantus solostar approved by FMCA

Discussion in 'Driver Health' started by Archer#6, Mar 11, 2013.

  1. Mar 11, 2013 #1
    Archer#6

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    I know some of my fellow drivers are diabetic ,but do any of you men or women use a product called Lantus Solostar. Any input would be greatly appreciated

    Is lantus an approved drug by FMCA

    how doesa your company look at it as a diabetes's control medicine
     
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  3. Mar 11, 2013 #2
    ltwombat

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    I'm going to guess the answer is no. Lantus is a long acting injectible insulin and from all my research, as I am a border line diabetic, no insulin is allowed by DOT. The rational I got from the DOT doc is people dependent on insulin have issues with too high and too low of blood sugar readings that people taking oral diabetes medications don't have. Inject insulin now and 45 minutes later your asleep with a blood sugar crash or inject it late and you're sugar is so high you have severe headache and pass out.
     
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  4. Mar 11, 2013 #3
    BigSam

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    Thats not completely true. You can drive as an insulin dependent diabetic if your under a Doctors care , have a history of at least 6 months of it being under control and you get a waiver from the DOT.
     
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  5. Mar 11, 2013 #4
    Archer#6

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    Thank you i was led to believe that you can as BIG SAM said. Lantus is amazing, Iv',e never had an issue while on this medicine it keeps me completely under control
     
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  7. Mar 11, 2013 #5
    bigdad7

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    yep gotta get the waiver plan on about 7 months to get the waiver
     
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  8. Mar 11, 2013 #6
    Archer#6

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    that's just not true with lantus,it's not even made the same way as regular insulin
     
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  9. Mar 11, 2013 #7
    bigdad7

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    Lantus is the same as levimer it is a slow acting insulin still nd a waiver
     
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  10. Apr 19, 2013 #8
    delta5

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    Lantus is approved as long as you get the waiver from FMCSA. I was taking both Lantus and Apidra until I got my new insulin punp a few weeks ago. Now I don't need Lantus because the pump drips Apidra into me slowly over time.
     
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