Lantus given wrong time

This is a great thread. Thanks for all the useful info, people!

i did the same thing too but it was over a 14 hour period. Someone help me out?? I gave the resident her 38 unit Lantus in the morning but she usually gets it at about 5pm in the evening..i know that its suppose to be given at the same time everyday but this was just an accident..So how does this situation become life threatening?? is it because it's such a high dosage and the 24 hour wasn't up yet or what?? In the morning she takes Novolog and then comes evening she takes the lantus and novolog...I'm guessing I jsut don't understand this...Someone help please??