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<blockquote data-quote="smidge" data-source="post: 828362" data-attributes="member: 29301"><p>Hey there! I'm glad you're not on the two basal - my experience of that was that it was really hard to manage!</p><p></p><p>So, you've at some time switched from Insulatard to Levemir? I made a similar switch and my fasting levels went mad - Levemir simply didn't last long enough for me - 10 hours maximum, so I was running short overnight (hence the high fasting) and running short mid to late afternoon. Because of this, I was having to add correction units to my bolus with breakfast and tea. On top of that, Levemir seemed to have a random peak action for me after about two hours - so I would hypo mid morning (although this could have been the extra bolus with breakfast causing that) and about two hours after taking my evening Levemir despite having no other active insulin. It all added up to yo-yo BGs and drove me to distraction!</p><p></p><p>After experimenting with two different basal (which I really don't recommend), I changed to Tresiba last December. I've had a lot of teething troubles while trying to get the levels right, but my BG are so much more stable and I've reduced both my basal and bolus requirements considerably.</p><p></p><p>I think Levemir just doesn't suit some people, so my advice would be to ask your consultant to have a try on Tresiba and ditch the Levemir completely - it's just not worth persevering with an insulin that isn't working for you.</p><p></p><p>Smidge</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smidge, post: 828362, member: 29301"] Hey there! I'm glad you're not on the two basal - my experience of that was that it was really hard to manage! So, you've at some time switched from Insulatard to Levemir? I made a similar switch and my fasting levels went mad - Levemir simply didn't last long enough for me - 10 hours maximum, so I was running short overnight (hence the high fasting) and running short mid to late afternoon. Because of this, I was having to add correction units to my bolus with breakfast and tea. On top of that, Levemir seemed to have a random peak action for me after about two hours - so I would hypo mid morning (although this could have been the extra bolus with breakfast causing that) and about two hours after taking my evening Levemir despite having no other active insulin. It all added up to yo-yo BGs and drove me to distraction! After experimenting with two different basal (which I really don't recommend), I changed to Tresiba last December. I've had a lot of teething troubles while trying to get the levels right, but my BG are so much more stable and I've reduced both my basal and bolus requirements considerably. I think Levemir just doesn't suit some people, so my advice would be to ask your consultant to have a try on Tresiba and ditch the Levemir completely - it's just not worth persevering with an insulin that isn't working for you. Smidge [/QUOTE]
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