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<blockquote data-quote="smidge" data-source="post: 312245" data-attributes="member: 29301"><p>Hi Sanober!</p><p></p><p>I changed to levemir because the Insuman has a distinct peak at 4 - 6 hours and was often coinciding with the peak of my Apidra and causing hypos mid morning and mid evening. I decided on Levemir rather than Lantus because fewer people seem to have problems with it (although that might just be my perception) and because it is recommended to split the dose whereas Lantus is recommended as a single dose (although loads of people do seem to split it). I've been on Levemir a week now and I've had far fewer hypos - only two mild ones all week and one of those was my own fault because I miscalculated my Apidra <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /> My BGs were high at first (8 - 10) and I was starting to wonder if the switch to Levemir was worth it, but I've increased the dose a little and have been in the 4s - 6s for a lot of today, so maybe things are settling down a bit. My BG has certainly been more stable on the Levemir - previously I was ranging from the high 2s to 10ish, whereas now I'm holding steady most of the day - just need to try to hold steady at the right numbers and I'll be happy :lol: </p><p></p><p>Hope things are improving for you?</p><p></p><p>Smidge</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smidge, post: 312245, member: 29301"] Hi Sanober! I changed to levemir because the Insuman has a distinct peak at 4 - 6 hours and was often coinciding with the peak of my Apidra and causing hypos mid morning and mid evening. I decided on Levemir rather than Lantus because fewer people seem to have problems with it (although that might just be my perception) and because it is recommended to split the dose whereas Lantus is recommended as a single dose (although loads of people do seem to split it). I've been on Levemir a week now and I've had far fewer hypos - only two mild ones all week and one of those was my own fault because I miscalculated my Apidra :oops: My BGs were high at first (8 - 10) and I was starting to wonder if the switch to Levemir was worth it, but I've increased the dose a little and have been in the 4s - 6s for a lot of today, so maybe things are settling down a bit. My BG has certainly been more stable on the Levemir - previously I was ranging from the high 2s to 10ish, whereas now I'm holding steady most of the day - just need to try to hold steady at the right numbers and I'll be happy :lol: Hope things are improving for you? Smidge [/QUOTE]
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