What GLARITUS is used for?

• GLARITUS is a long-acting man-made insulin used to control high blood sugar in adults with diabetes mellitus

Tell your doctor if you are taking or have recently taken medicines such as,

• other antidiabetic medicines, especially ones called TZDs (thiazolidinediones)

• Use this medicine exactly as your doctor tells you to
• Check your insulin label each time you give your injection to make sure you are using the correct insulin
• Do not use a syringe to remove this medicine from your disposable prefilled pen
• Do not re-use needles
• Always use a new needle for each injection
• Re-use of needles increases your risk of having blocked needles, which may cause you to get the wrong dose of GLARITUS
• You may take GLARITUS at any time during the day, but you must take it at the same time every day
• GLARITUS is injected under your skin (subcutaneously)
• Do not use GLARITUS in an insulin pump or inject GLARITUS into your vein
• Change (rotate) injection your sites within area you chose with each dose
• Do not use the exact spot for each injection
• Do not mix GLARITUS with any other type of insulin or liquid medicine

If you take more GLARITUS

• If you take more GLARITUS, contact your nearest hospital casualty department, since it may lead to hypoglycaemia

If you forget to take GLARITUS

• Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose

If you stop taking GLARITUS

• Do not stop taking GLARITUS injection without consulting your doctor