levemir

So in May i was put on levemir and novorapid. My problem is with Levemir. I was on a single dose of 16 units at night but it only lasted me 16 hours so i got tired and went off the insulin altogether and switched to a premixed insulin (Humalog mix 50). My control with premixed insulin has been...

(I will not be taking anything as a medical advice, i just need some help! So dont worry) Hello! So im typing this in a panic. I was on one single nightly dose of levemir at 16 units but it dropped me greatly at night and didnt last me a whole 24 hours so after so much contemplation i decided...

Hi! (: So Im about to start splitting my basal dose starting tomorrow at 8 units, 12 hours apart (without the supervision of a doctor because he hasnt heard about splitting. But decided to do it since Levemir works upto 16 hours instead of 24 for me). The idea is to take my basal at 6am right...

Hi! So I was started on 17u levemir at 9pm and 5-6 units of Novorapid with every meal. However the 17u of levemir drop me too much at night. Especially from 12am to 3am and dont give me coverage in the afternoon. It only keeps my sugars stable from 9pm to 3pm, after which i start rising. Also...

Hi! I’m was diagnosed as type 1 recently and I’m on Levmir 5u morning 3u evening. (Switched from Lantus as I was going low at night and high during the day.) I’m also on novirapid 1:10carbs. My control has been really good since the switch to levemir. (I was up in the teens). My consultant...

Hi everyone! I had my endo app this morning and she was very confident in a type 1 diagnosis. I have been changed from Lantus to Levimir because of dropping at night and high during the day, carb counting with Novorapid and having a trial of Metformin. It’s taken over 10 years to get here...

Hello, I am looking for a little advice. Currently I am taking Levemir and Novorapid. I split the Levemir doses as follows: 4 units at 8.15am and 8 units at 8.15pm. However, my blood sugars start to drop drastically at 4pm. I have a feeling this may be to do with the 12 hour split. I would like...

Hi all, I currently take insuman as my basal insulin and although it's quite old I haven't seen the need to switch as my control has always been good. Anyway, time moves on and the time to change has now come and I'm weighing up Levemir vs Tresiba. My basal injected quantity has always been...

Hi there, I was having some issues with asthma & diabetes at the start of this year. I was at diabetic clinic mid-Feb and was advised to try and find some patterns with my BG as I was spiking high with breakfast, asked to come back 8 weeks later with potential to be switched to Fiasp. I was...

Hey there, As the title indicates, I was wondering if anyone could share their experience when going from Lantus to Levemir in regards to the dosing conversation aspect? I personally use a small amount of Lantus that is being taken every 12th hour - 10 units in the morning, followed by 1.5...

I have recently moved to levemir from Lantus in a bid to combat some unexplained spikes. My only issue is that I appear to suffer from both dawn phenomenon and foot on the floor syndrome ☹️. I have been splitting my levemir 20u at bedtime and then 18u on waking. This had helped to calm my...

Dear friends, We have a pumpMedtronic 640G. At first we were absolutely excited, especially our 9 year old who loves gadgets. 2 years later, after so many hypers, we are not excited at all (our daughter is 11 now). Plastic cannulas often bent, we finally found that metal ones are much better...

Hi all, I had my diabetes diagnosis switched from Type 2 to LADA earlier this year during my second pregnnancy. I was on Novorapid and Levemir for my 1st pregnancy back in 2014/15 but on Fiasp and Levemir this time around. I had my baby in August but obviously since having my diagnosis...

Having issues with Dawn Phenomenon. I’m on basal/bolus regimen and split basal (Levemir) am and pm. I’m waking up to test at 5 or 6am and I’m around 7mmol/ml. When I get to Breakfast time it’s up to 12 or 13. I have tried increasing pm Levemir dose from 28 to 30, 32, 36 and now 40 units but I’m...

Hi, I'm about to be moved over to Levemir from Lantus due to some issues around night time hypo's, though these seem few and far between generally. The Consultant thinks my control could be better (I am a Diabetic of 43 years with a consistent Hb reading of 7.5 - 8 over the last 20 years or so)...

hello Am type one diabetic. For last three days am having constant hypos during afternoon and evening eg tonight was 9.3 pre meal. An hour later was 3.8. Am on 1:10 ratio. Changed two things recently: 1. Brought levemir dose forward from (very varying but generally 11pm ISH) to 8:30pm SHARP...

I will be starting Levemir pen usage tonite. I was told to eat a snack when I take it at bedtime so my numbers don’t “crash” overnight. Is it possible for my numbers to go hypo during the night? And what snacks would you recommend? I’m to take 20 units at bedtime. TIA

Hi, I’ve had Type 1 Diabetes for 3 weeks now and since then I’ve been taking Novorapid before my meals and Levemir once a day before bed. Do you have to take the Levamir at the same time everyday? The diabetes nurse told me to take it whenever I went to bed but I was looking online and...

Hi all, haven't posted in a very long time but I've recently (thanks to the Freestyle Libre) got back in to taking a very active interest in managing my diabetes again (yay me!) Anyhow, I was reading the book "Think like a pancreas", and in the bit about basal insulins I noticed it said for...

Hi, I've been T1 for 26 years and have generally always been pretty well controlled (or aware of why if ever control hasn't been so good) I've been taking a split dose of levemir for several years and been on it for around 15 years. Recently I've noticed quite a lot of inexplicable highs in the...