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Tresiba is meant to have a flat, stable profile with no pronounced peak. When the dose is right, I find that this is the case and my blood glucose level tends to hover at almost the same level for hours, only fluctuating by about 0.2 mmol/L on a basal test. Tresiba does build up in your body...

Any updates @Tony337?

Hi @Tony337, Welcome to the Tresiba club (finally!). I also felt pretty odd/out of sorts for a few days after starting Tresiba. I just chalked it down to my body being confused/thrown by the change. I'd been on Levemir for almost two decades after all! I also found that my leg felt pretty...

You've got this, @Tony337! A little tip from me... do try and keep calm when doing your first injection of Tresiba. I was very nervous and my hands were shaking that much that my first injection hurt like hell...! Fortunately, subsequent injections have hurt a lot less!

I used Novofine needles for years and never had any issues with them. My GP's surgery changed me to GlucoRx needles and I've found them to be pretty bendy. I've even had some previously straight needles come out bent when I've pulled them out of my skin!

Hi @Tony337, I started taking my Tresiba at 6am and I've continued to do so as the weeks have gone by. I decided to take it in the morning as I wanted to see how my body responded to it whilst I was awake. I have several allergies so I wanted to be sure that I wasn't allergic to Tresiba and...

Hi @Tony337, I hear you! I also felt this way and it was a horrible feeling to have to live with. I really didn't want to change but I knew that I had no choice. I felt like "the change" was constantly hanging over my head and I couldn't get away from it. I knew that the only way to stop that...

Hi @JackLowe123, I have type 1 diabetes and I was on an uneven split dose of Levemir up until recently. Like you, I was given the choice of either Tresiba or Toujeo once daily. I chose Tresiba and made the switch three weeks ago. I've found that I don't need as much Tresiba as I did Levemir and...

You're lucky to have such good support from your GP @Bobby105! I was prescribed Tresiba in July and told "see you in January 2027"! I do have diabetes specialist nurses that I can call if I have a problem but it's an answerphone service so it's case of "leave a message and we will get back to...

Hi @Bobby105, I was concerned that starting on a Tresiba dose that was 10% less than my total daily Levemir dose would have given me too much Tresiba at night. It was clear that my daytime and nighttime Levemir needs were quite different, hence the very uneven split of Levemir that I was on...

Yes, absolutely! I think that the flat profile of Tresiba has caused my bolus needs to change somewhat. I've skipped or delayed a meal every day since I started on Tresiba to do a basal test and my blood sugars have remained steady in the absence of food and NovoRapid. I was advised to get the...

Just to update everyone on this... After taking 6 units of Tresiba on the first day and having hypos at night, I lowered my dose to 4 units and continued to get good daytime fasting blood sugar readings but early morning lows. Despite this, I stuck at it and continued giving 4 units of Tresiba...

Hi @AlexTK, I saw my consultant at the start of July and I was prescribed Tresiba. However, it's taken me a few weeks to pluck up the courage to start using it and I eventually started it yesterday! Prior to starting Tresiba, I was on 11 units of Levemir AM and 1 unit PM. My consultant advised...

It was an Abbott meter that I had the problems with. I sent it back numerous times before getting rid of it completely. I'm now using the Contour Next One which seems much better.

I've also had this happen and it's really frustrating and confusing. I once got a 3 (too low) but didn't feel hypoglycaemic so I tested again with a different finger and got a 17! I didn't feel like it was 17 either so I tested again on a different finger and got a 7! I didn't know whether to...