Reducing Mistakes in Patient Administration of Glargine and Lispro
- Mark H. Schutta, MD
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Adlersberg et al. (1) described two cases of patients who became severely hypoglycemic after mistaking rapid-acting insulins for long-acting insulin glargine (Lantus; Aventis, Parsippany, NJ). Mistakes by patients in administering different kinds of insulin is not a new phenomena. However, any measures …
