# wiki **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-medicine-drugs/medicines-wiki/86.md [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the Medicines wiki category](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/about-the-medicines-wiki-category/451)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/about-the-medicines-wiki-category/451 "2017-04-12T18:54:37Z")
Wiki posts by the community about diabetes drugs and medicines. --- ## [List of NDC numbers for diabetes equipment and meds](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/list-of-ndc-numbers-for-diabetes-equipment-and-meds/5057)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2026, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/list-of-ndc-numbers-for-diabetes-equipment-and-meds/5057 "2026-07-17T22:54:57Z")
Important: to help other members, please add your NDC numbers to the thread if your meds/ equipment are not listed here! What are NDC numbers? NDC numbers, in the US, are universal numbers that can be given are a uniqu… --- ## [Medicines: Wiki Table of Contents](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/medicines-wiki-table-of-contents/1233)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/medicines-wiki-table-of-contents/1233 "2017-06-13T07:31:34Z")
Medicines: Wiki Table of Contents . Insulin Are Basaglar and Lantus the same? Tresiba: how do I calculate my daily dose? How to legally obtain FIASP in the USA Medicines – general Buying diabetes medicines and sup… --- ## [Are Basaglar and Lantus the same?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/are-basaglar-and-lantus-the-same/452)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/are-basaglar-and-lantus-the-same/452 "2018-04-26T16:28:32Z")
Are Basaglar and Lantus the same? Basaglar and Lantus are considered by some countries to be biosimilar biomedical products, and often called biosimilar by online writers -- although they are not considered biosimilar … --- ## [Tresiba: how do I calculate my daily dose?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tresiba-how-do-i-calculate-my-daily-dose/398)
**Author:** [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2018, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tresiba-how-do-i-calculate-my-daily-dose/398 "2018-01-20T20:44:03Z")
I take X units of basal insulin daily. Tresiba lasts longer than 1 day. Should I take less each day or take it every other day? NO! You should do neither! Tresiba is a once-daily basal insulin that can be taken at an… --- ## [How to legally obtain FIASP in the USA](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-legally-obtain-fiasp-in-the-usa/1248)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2017, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-legally-obtain-fiasp-in-the-usa/1248 "2017-06-14T04:19:17Z")
How can you purchase FIASP in the USA? If you live in the US, FIASP has not yet been approved by the FDA, so it is not available for sale in a US pharmacy. It is, of course, illegal to import non-FDA-approved drugs in… --- ## [Buying diabetes medicines and supplies for less](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/buying-diabetes-medicines-and-supplies-for-less/1232)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 7:02am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/buying-diabetes-medicines-and-supplies-for-less/1232 "2017-06-13T07:02:37Z")
Here are some valuable threads that discuss, in one way or another, the price of insulin and diabetes medicines, and possible ways to obtain diabetes medicines and supplies for less: Importing insulin and diabetes drugs…