Basalog One Use In Pregnancy & Lactation

Pregnancy: No clinical data on insulin glargine exposed during pregnancies from controlled clinical trials are available. Moderate data on pregnant women (between 300-1000) exposed to marketed insulin glargine indicate no specific adverse effects on pregnancy and no specific malformative nor feto/neonatal toxicity of insulin glargine.
Animal data do not indicate reproductive toxicity.
Patients with diabetes should be advised to inform their health care professional if they are pregnant or are contemplating pregnancy.
The use of insulin glargine may be considered during pregnancy, if necessary.
It is essential for patients with pre-existing or gestational diabetes to maintain good metabolic control throughout pregnancy. Insulin requirements may decrease during the first trimester and generally increase during the second and third trimesters. Immediately after delivery, insulin requirements decline rapidly (increased risk of hypoglycaemia). Careful monitoring of glucose control is essential.
Breast feeding: It is unknown whether insulin glargine is excreted in human milk. No metabolic effects of ingested insulin glargine on the breastfed newborn or infant are anticipated since insulin glargine as a peptide is digested into amino acids in the human gastrointestinal tract. Breastfeeding women may require adjustments in insulin dose and diet.
Fertility: Animal studies do not indicate direct harmful effects with respect to fertility