The term, meaning fear of reptiles, is an amalgam of Greek, not Latin. Herpeto = from herpeton, which means reptile, or more literally a creeping thing. In turn herpeton grew out of the verb herpein which meant to creep.
Basaglar is biologically similar to Sanofiâs basal insulin Lantus (insulin glargine), including the same protein sequence and a similar glucose-lowering effect. While the FDA does not call it a âbiosimilarâ drug for regulatory reasons, it can essentially be thought of as an alternative form of Lantus.
âBasalâ insulin is that background level of insulin you need 24 hours a day. Itâs not for the food you eat; itâs for everything else insulin has to do in your body. As I wrote here, insulin keeps glucose stored in the liver, fat stored in fat cells, and promotes cell reproduction, along with several other functions.