Type 1 Levemir discontinuation

Hi Jane,

I've been on Levemir (and NovoRapid) for many years now and it's helped me to achieve such good control. I didn't realise that Levemir was being discontinued and I feel pretty upset about the thought of having to change insulin. I'm not due to see my diabetes consultant until the summer so I haven't discussed the discontinuation with them yet but I've been looking at the alternatives to Levemir and none of them seem like a particularly good option for me. Like you, I struggled with lows while on Lantus, as well as stinging, burning and swelling around my injection sites every time I injected (I think due to the acidity). It was a major relief when I switched to Levemir and I was able to achieve good control without the undesirable effects of Lantus. I currently split my Levemir dose, taking quite a large amount in the morning and just a unit or two before bed. I get on really well with it and don't want to go back to taking Lantus. It seems that there are a lot of other glargine insulins out there but these all seem to be acidic. I've been looking at Tresiba but its profile seems rather flat (I think possibly too flat for me).
I don't know whether there is any action being taken from any of the UK organisations regarding discontinuing the production of Levemir but I'd love to hear about it if there is.