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<blockquote data-quote="smidge" data-source="post: 724190" data-attributes="member: 29301"><p>Yes, many health care professionals like Levemir as it works very well for many people and doesn't seem to have some of the issues some people report with Lantus, but in spite of a split dose, it didn't work well at all for me. It was simply inconsistent. Just one of those things I guess.</p><p> </p><p>I only take small doses (I'm LADA rather than full Type 1) but my daily basal dose had doubled in the two years I took Levemir and still I was waking with my BG in the teens. I have already dropped my evening basal from 8 units Levemir to 6 of Insuman Basal and I think I need to knock another half unit off. My fastings for the last week have been: 6.3, 5.5, 6.2, 5.9, 6.5, 8.1, 5.8, although I have fallen a little low in the early hours twice, hence I think I need to drop the dose by half unit. I still take 7.5 units Levemir in the morning, but I'll probably review that once I have my evening dose sorted out. So it is worth questioning whether your basal is working for you. I'm not recommending Insuman Basal - it is one of the older NPH insulins with a very pronounced peak, but it does seem to work better for me than Levemir. There are other basals such as Lantus and Tressiba that you could ask about.</p><p> </p><p>I hope you get it sorted out. I can't tell you the relief of finally getting my fasting levels down.</p><p> </p><p>Smidge</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smidge, post: 724190, member: 29301"] Yes, many health care professionals like Levemir as it works very well for many people and doesn't seem to have some of the issues some people report with Lantus, but in spite of a split dose, it didn't work well at all for me. It was simply inconsistent. Just one of those things I guess. I only take small doses (I'm LADA rather than full Type 1) but my daily basal dose had doubled in the two years I took Levemir and still I was waking with my BG in the teens. I have already dropped my evening basal from 8 units Levemir to 6 of Insuman Basal and I think I need to knock another half unit off. My fastings for the last week have been: 6.3, 5.5, 6.2, 5.9, 6.5, 8.1, 5.8, although I have fallen a little low in the early hours twice, hence I think I need to drop the dose by half unit. I still take 7.5 units Levemir in the morning, but I'll probably review that once I have my evening dose sorted out. So it is worth questioning whether your basal is working for you. I'm not recommending Insuman Basal - it is one of the older NPH insulins with a very pronounced peak, but it does seem to work better for me than Levemir. There are other basals such as Lantus and Tressiba that you could ask about. I hope you get it sorted out. I can't tell you the relief of finally getting my fasting levels down. Smidge [/QUOTE]
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