When I changed from Lantus to Levemir I let the Levemir bed in for three days before I adjusted the doses. Like you plan, I corrected when I needed to. I also kept a rigorous chart of my results. This will be much easier if you have a libre or a cgm. The libre will show you the trends and the daily graph.
It took a while and lots of attention, together with the courage to adjust, but it was certainly worth it!
Can you get, or do you have a Novopen Echo for the Levemir so that you can make smaller adjustments to the doses?
Hi @Leeannea,
Fellow Aussie here.
Intramuscular Lantus might be one of your worries but regarding Lantus vs Levemir I invite you to look ar diabettech.com Lantus: Lethal or Lifesaver? which might help you to see Levemir's relative benefit compared to Lantus.
I reckon injection into a blood vessel is rare, but it can happen and people on this site and others have reported the sudden hypo onset when they have accidentally hit a blood vessel when injecting Lantus ( i remember @Rab and @alphabeta posting in past threads).
And it worries me that prescribers are not warning people of this potential problem with Lantus ( compared to absence of rosk with injection Levemir or Tresiba).
I hope this helps to encourage you to consider trying out your prescribed Levemir.
Best Wishes
Hi @Leeannea,
Fellow Aussie here.
Intramuscular Lantus might be one of your worries but regarding Lantus vs Levemir I invite you to look ar diabettech.com Lantus: Lethal or Lifesaver? which might help you to see Levemir's relative benefit compared to Lantus.
I reckon injection into a blood vessel is rare, but it can happen and people on this site and others have reported the sudden hypo onset when they have accidentally hit a blood vessel when injecting Lantus ( i remember @Rab and @alphabeta posting in past threads).
And it worries me that prescribers are not warning people of this potential problem with Lantus ( compared to absence of rosk with injection Levemir or Tresiba).
I hope this helps to encourage you to consider trying out your prescribed Levemir.
Best Wishes
I did this change last year and am glad that I did. After initially starting on the same daily units, I waited several days before upping the dose, just to be sure that my body had adjusted to it.
I had to increase the dose for a second time a couple of weeks later, and from what I've read it seems common to need a higher dose with Levemir than with Lantus. For me it means my daily total is now 4u higher than with Lantus.
Good luck with the changeover, I'm sure it'll be fine.
@Leeannea I went from Lantus to an insulin pump (to manage things like the night time rollercoaster).
I mention this because I was warned that although the peak of Lantus lasts less than 24 hours, you may find some residual Lantus affecting your BG for up to 4 days.
This is definitely not a reason to go for the Levemir. Just another reason for letting it "bed in" for a week before adjusting your doses.
why post something like this, these are incorrect statements, the poster already mentioned she's scared and very insulin sensitive, as am I, she's working with her health care team...so posting nonsense like this is not beneficial!Hi @Leeannea,
Fellow Aussie here.
Intramuscular Lantus might be one of your worries but regarding Lantus vs Levemir I invite you to look ar diabettech.com Lantus: Lethal or Lifesaver? which might help you to see Levemir's relative benefit compared to Lantus.
I reckon injection into a blood vessel is rare, but it can happen and people on this site and others have reported the sudden hypo onset when they have accidentally hit a blood vessel when injecting Lantus ( i remember @Rab and @alphabeta posting in past threads).
And it worries me that prescribers are not warning people of this potential problem with Lantus ( compared to absence of rosk with injection Levemir or Tresiba).
I hope this helps to encourage you to consider trying out your prescribed Levemir.
Best Wishes
why post something like this, these are incorrect statements, the poster already mentioned she's scared and very insulin sensitive, as am I, she's working with her health care team...so posting nonsense like this is not beneficial!
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