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Levemir to Semglee..!

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Mark the Spark

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Has anyone else come across this as a replacement for Levemir?
I have never heard of it , but my GP practice has removed Levemir from my prescription list and replaced with Semglee.
This has been done without any consultation with myself..!
Thanks Mark
 
Mark the Spark said:
Has anyone else come across this as a replacement for Levemir?
I have never heard of it , but my GP practice has removed Levemir from my prescription list and replaced with Semglee.
This has been done without any consultation with myself..!
Thanks Mark
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Can you ask to see your Dr or diabetic nurse about this even a phone call appointment
 
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Levemir is being discontinued and is likely to run out by December. GP’s are generally just switching people automatically to a very similar long acting insulin (Semglee is likely the cheapest option) although they should really have notified you so as to not cause confusion.
 
Semglee is a biosimilar of Lantus.

With Levemir being discontinued, the only choice left is insulin glargine (Lantus, Toujeo, and the various biosimilars of Lantus), or Tresiba.
 
Antje77 said:
Semglee is a biosimilar of Lantus.

With Levemir being discontinued, the only choice left is insulin glargine (Lantus, Toujeo, and the various biosimilars of Lantus), or Tresiba.
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or Humulin i. Although technically an intermediate insulin it is also used as a twice daily basal.
 
There are a number of threads about the levemir discontinuation, eg
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Thread 'Changing From Levemir'

I currently take 20 units of levimir morning and night so have a total of 40 units basal each day. I've just been called to say it is time to make a change from Levimir and have been given the options of TRESIBA VS TROUJEO. Would anybody else have any advise or have made the switch from Levimir already. I have done some research and can see that Tresiba and Troujeo are a once a day type of insulin. I am slightly edging towards Tresiba but if anybody has anymore information to share that would be great before making a decision.
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Mark the Spark said:
I have never heard of it , but my GP practice has removed Levemir from my prescription list and replaced with Semglee.
This has been done without any consultation with myself..!
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Hopefully your GP or pharmacist has at least given you some indication of dosage??? If not, I think you have grounds for an urgent GP appointment when you can also discuss whether you wish to try a different insulin...
 
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