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Advice

Basal insulin supply for people with type 2 diabetes can be provided by:

NPH (isophane) insulin (for example, Insulatard, Humulin I or Insuman Basal) or
the long-acting insulin analogues, insulin glargine (Lantus), insulin detemir (Levemir) or insulin degludec (Tresiba).

	5×3 ml cartridge (100 units/ml solution)	5×3 ml pre-filled pen (100 units/ml solution)
Insulatard	£22.90	£20.40
Humulin I	£19.08	£21.70
Insuman Basal	£17.50	£19.80
Insulin glargine (Lantus)	£41.50	£41.50
Insulin detemir (Levemir)	£42.00	£42.00
Insulin degludec (Tresiba)	£72.00	£72.00 (£86.40 for 3×3ml 200 units/ml solution)
Costs are excluding VAT; taken from MIMS July 2013.