Lantus insulin question

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Just wondering about the insulin Lantus.... It seems about 90% of the nurses on my unit would hold lantus if a blood glucose was ..say maybe 45? Were they not taught that Lantus is a basal insulin and you should NEVER hold it. I would give it if their glucose was 20! I was taught to never hold it and I hate to say anything bc I'm a fairly new nurse. Anyone ever heard of such a thing?

At the hospital I work at it's our policy to never hold Lantus insulin even if a pt is NPO. It's a long acting basal insulin which won't immediately drop the blood glucose. If you give the patient the injection and juice to bring up the blood glucoe the patient will be fine and the Lantus won't continue to decrese the blood glucose.

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