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<blockquote data-quote="Heathenlass" data-source="post: 749877" data-attributes="member: 84861"><p>I was on of the first to be switched to Lantus , promoted with an almost evangelical fervour by Sanofi. During the years I was on it, I didn't have one night without a crashing hypo, and unexpected hypos that were obviously not bolus related . At the other end of the scale, there could be hours with my BG going sky high, followed by , yes you guessed it, a hypo. In addition to this, I had all kinds of other symptoms that couldn't really be explained, constant fatigue and brain fog she ing the most noticeable . </p><p></p><p>I underwent investigations for other health issues, all that came back negative. The one consistent thing was that it all started when I switched to Lantus . I asked many times to switch back to Insulatard, but met a wall of disbelief that Lantus was the cause, on the whole my " non compliance " and " poor management " was blamed, despite the fact that previously I had always had good control. </p><p></p><p>Finally, reports that Lantus was not all that it claimed to be filtered through, and one consultant suggested splitting the dose, whereas previously it was the mantra that it was a one dose a day insulin. The split dose, at child sized doses made no difference. I was still having night time hypo's, and felt bl@@dy ill :***:</p><p></p><p>Finally I switched hospitals, and the consultant agreed to to switch me back to Insulatard. Within a short space of time my BG was stable, and the brain fog and fatigue had disappeared <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> My DSN told me in an informal conversation that they were no longer prescribing Lantus, as in their experience the amount of people experiencing problems was too high and Levemir was the first choice. Tresiba is not prescribed because of the cost, unfortunately . Although some people do very well on Lantus, the amount of people who don't is unacceptably high for my health authority.</p><p></p><p>I have since switched to Levemir because although I do well on Insulatard, there is a definite peak around five hours after injecting, and due to my lifestyle this could be problematic. I find Levemir problem free, thankfully <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>The years I spent on Lantus were truly hellish, not helped by the belief of HCPS's in what Sanofi had claimed was the reliability of Lantus, therefore if there were adverse effects or poor control, the blame lay with the user. </p><p></p><p>Signy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Heathenlass, post: 749877, member: 84861"] I was on of the first to be switched to Lantus , promoted with an almost evangelical fervour by Sanofi. During the years I was on it, I didn't have one night without a crashing hypo, and unexpected hypos that were obviously not bolus related . At the other end of the scale, there could be hours with my BG going sky high, followed by , yes you guessed it, a hypo. In addition to this, I had all kinds of other symptoms that couldn't really be explained, constant fatigue and brain fog she ing the most noticeable . I underwent investigations for other health issues, all that came back negative. The one consistent thing was that it all started when I switched to Lantus . I asked many times to switch back to Insulatard, but met a wall of disbelief that Lantus was the cause, on the whole my " non compliance " and " poor management " was blamed, despite the fact that previously I had always had good control. Finally, reports that Lantus was not all that it claimed to be filtered through, and one consultant suggested splitting the dose, whereas previously it was the mantra that it was a one dose a day insulin. The split dose, at child sized doses made no difference. I was still having night time hypo's, and felt bl@@dy ill :***: Finally I switched hospitals, and the consultant agreed to to switch me back to Insulatard. Within a short space of time my BG was stable, and the brain fog and fatigue had disappeared :) My DSN told me in an informal conversation that they were no longer prescribing Lantus, as in their experience the amount of people experiencing problems was too high and Levemir was the first choice. Tresiba is not prescribed because of the cost, unfortunately . Although some people do very well on Lantus, the amount of people who don't is unacceptably high for my health authority. I have since switched to Levemir because although I do well on Insulatard, there is a definite peak around five hours after injecting, and due to my lifestyle this could be problematic. I find Levemir problem free, thankfully :D The years I spent on Lantus were truly hellish, not helped by the belief of HCPS's in what Sanofi had claimed was the reliability of Lantus, therefore if there were adverse effects or poor control, the blame lay with the user. Signy [/QUOTE]
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