Guidance: 1.1 Insulin glargine is recommended as a treatment option for people with type 1 diabetes.
1.2 Insulin glargine is not recommended for routine use for people with type 2 diabetes who require insulin therapy. Insulin glargine treatment should be considered only for those people with type 2 diabetes who require insulin therapy and who fall into one of the following categories. - Those who require assistance from a carer or healthcare professional to administer their insulin injections. - Those whose lifestyle is significantly restricted by recurrent symptomatic hypoglycaemic episodes. - Those who would otherwise need twice-daily basal insulin injections in combination with oral antidiabetic drugs.