Hi alf15
The change from Lantus to Levemir is usually :lol: :lol: relatively straightforward.
If you are on one injection of Lantus then to swap to Levemir would require 2 injections a day.
Initially just divide daily dose of Lantus into two for the Levemir & then start to titrate the dose – not everyone has equal doses of insulin on a twice-daily basal regime.
The timing of the twice daily injections will also be dependent on factors including life style, occupation, the dawn phenomenon etc etc. Some users split the dose 12 hours apart – other users inject morning & evening regardless of the time.
You do have to bear in mind that Lantus is
the most aggressive long acting GM analogue insulin & sometimes a larger dose of Levemir is required but not always.
I unfortunately did not get on very well at all switching from Lantus to Levemir. For me personally it caused blinding headaches, localised allergic reaction resulting in welts ugh :cry: :cry: at the injection sites but at least I tried it!
Levemir along with Lantus does also tend to cause water retention in some users.
Alf15 have the confidence to try Levemir but if it doesn’t work for you there are good alternative long acting insulin’s available in both animal insulin & human synthetic insulin.
All the best.
Txx
