What is Levemir? Levemir is a long-acting analogue insulin, also known as a basal insulin. Anybody aged 1 and over can take Levemir, which provides up to 24 hours of basal insulin. It can be injected once or twice a day. Guidance is now in place for moving to a new insulin A Medicines Safety...
Yep I can confirm I heard a rumour so I contacted the diabetic nurse at the hospital they agreed that it was being discontinued ,in 2026 , so I TOLD them I didn’t want to get lost in the system and to change me over ASAP . nothing happened for a couple of months so I contacted the diabetic nurse who comes to the dialysis unit I’m in and hey presto I received my first new prescription this week , unfortunately the surgery gave me pre filled syringes rather than cartridges but they have agreed to change from now on .
Yep I can confirm I heard a rumour so I contacted the diabetic nurse at the hospital they agreed that it was being discontinued ,in 2026 , so I TOLD them I didn’t want to get lost in the system and to change me over ASAP . nothing happened for a couple of months so I contacted the diabetic nurse who comes to the dialysis unit I’m in and hey presto I received my first new prescription this week , unfortunately the surgery gave me pre filled syringes rather than cartridges but they have agreed to change from now on .
Hi thanks everyone for this info. I will contact the diabetic GP at our practice. I have just 2 pens. left. Recently I discovered that it takes 4_5 hours to act which could explain readings of 13 - 15 post breakfast readings. Consequently high readings after midday main meal and possibly for a drop of 50% during the night.
So I took to giving levemir at 3a.m ish bathroom visit. Readings improved for 10 days. That wasn't viable tho obviously. I need to contact the GP for an alternative that will work over 24hours for me .
PS I even put on weight up to 7stone 11 instead of being stuck at 7st 8 !!! Im different