I take 27 units in the am and 25 units roughly 12 hours later
Good afternoon and welcoming me to this forum on Levemir dosage.
Perhaps you could read my earlier post on this subject, saying everyone is different.
What you say gives us all very little information about yourself and your treatment. Could you let us have more nformation concerning for example any other insulin you take, as the Levemir is a basal insulin which works in the background to keep your BG (blood glucose) levels under control at a fairly fixed level if your dosage is correct. But it should not be sed alone, even if used twice a day. The fluctuations in your BG levels after mealtimes are then taken care of by using small dosages of rapid insulin (the dosage should be small to avoid possible risks of a hypo) this is best judged by experimentation using different dosages and then measuring your BG level at say 80 minutes after your rapid insulin injection to measure the effect of your dosage. It may help to keep a written record of your dosage and the BG levels so you can discuss this with your diabetologist or medical practitioner.
To complete your profile and thus allow other forum contributors to offer assistance and advice, perhaps you could give readers some information about you carbohydrate consumption, the number and timings of your daily mealtimes, an indication of whether or not your weight is steady and any unusual changes in your lifestyle. You will understand that the complexities of treating type 1 diabetes make it necessary to have the full picture and not just the dosage of one type of insulin.
I really do hope this little note will help you, but if anything is unclear please do reply to this post and I will arrempt to give you a clearer explanation.
With greetings from a diabetic patient in his seventies having lived with diabetes for nearly 70 years.