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.
Insulin glargine is a long-acting insulin that can last up to 24 hours and has little peak in its action, which reduces the risk of hypoglycemia. Another advantage of insulin glargine is that it only requires one injection each day for the vast majority of people with Type 2 diabetes.