Information and opinions on Diabetes from MTM at MyDiabetesCentral.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/87536 http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/87536/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/87536 http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/87536/19730/gain-lantus Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:03:00 -0500 MTM My parents are in their 80's, have had Type II diabetes for more than 10 years, and were put on Lantus 2 years ago. They also take Metformin and Actos. Both of them have gained 20 to 30 pounds in this two year period. To prevent hypoglycemic episodes in the morning (which still happen once or twice a month), they eat a huge "snack" before bedtime---something they never did before being on Lantus. I think that they are either on the... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/87536/19730/gain-lantus