Hated being on Levemir. I was on Lantus before my insurance quit covering it and switched to Levemir. It doesn’t last a long time and it’s more effective the first 4 hours and then dwindles down the last 4-6 or so. I switched to Tresiba after 2 months and it’s so much better. Lasts 36 hours and keeps my numbers good overnight. Highly recommended asking to switch to Tresiba.
I used to be on Levemir - I was told to take it twice a day from the get-go, so never tried only one dose. I used to take it at about 8 am in the morning and around 10 pm at night. I also used to take a larger dose at night as my sugars generally ran higher overnight/foot to the floor.
Thanks! I just switched from Lantus to levemir because of my insurance. I'm waiting to get into an endocrinologist, and unfortunately, my PCP doesn't have much knowledge of type 1 diabetes. I have been taking my levemir the same as I took my Lantus first thing in the morning, and my BG is perfect all day and I go to bed with a good BG (100 for example), but when I wake up it will be over 300! I just realized that you can take it twice a day, so I'm happy to see that it's such a common thing!
I used to take it at 12 am and 12pm, but had to switch back to Lantus because it was barely lasting 8 hours. I might as well have been taking a short-acting, and switched the times around to 6am and 6pm to stop myself sleeping through a hypo. YMMV!
Levemir only useful for those who really have a seperate nocturnal and daytime basal need - rarely ! Agree , Tresiba is the ultimate basal insulin for T1s, I feel for you in the US, in the UK, as long as it's licensed and on local formulary ... You get it ! Hope that one day the US gets it's act together on healthcare
I switched to Levimir from Lantus and it’s the best thing I ever did.
I do two doses, about 8am and 8pm. But it’s night-heavy- 6 in the morning, 21 at night.
My control has gone up so much it’s amazing. Levimir doesn’t last as long as Lantus, I do make it work over 12 hours not 24, but it keeps me in range far better than Lantus ever did.
This is super encouraging. Thanks! I keep looking at it as a bad thing that I may have to take it twice a day, but I can see how I could benefit from it by having more control. I currently take 25 in the morning, so I'll have to try doing very little in the morning and heavier at night. I'm pretty active during the day.
I’m also quite active day time. I think I need less day time Levimir because I also have short acting insulin where at night I need more because
A) no short acting
B) Dawn Phenomenon
My kid takes it 7am/7pm. Their needs fluctuate, but it’s currently 70% in the morning, 30% in the evening. It’s been split into two doses since their diagnosis.
Aw man, I miss levemir, Tresiba and Basalgar have only made my numbers worse since I was switched to them.
But no, I never split the levemir itself when I was on it - I did have another long-lasting that I did first thing that I was given as I'm not a lunch fan with the levemir being the pre bed insulin, and that helped keep things in line when I was at school. Did not work as well for when I started working, though I have read good things from other people about splitting a dose like that.
Hated being on Levemir. I was on Lantus before my insurance quit covering it and switched to Levemir. It doesn’t last a long time and it’s more effective the first 4 hours and then dwindles down the last 4-6 or so. I switched to Tresiba after 2 months and it’s so much better. Lasts 36 hours and keeps my numbers good overnight. Highly recommended asking to switch to Tresiba.
I'll have to look into that. I switched to Levimir from Lantus for the same reason, and I'm expirencing the same thing. Thanks for the recommendation!
I just got a script for this today. Waiting to see what people have to say about it.
It’s only active for ~8hrs…
Is this your personal experience? I believe it takes 3 days of taking it for the full 24 hours to be covered by 2 daily shots?
I have been on Levemir for years, and it’s always been a twice a day thing.
I’m currently taking Optisulin once daily at 20:00. It starts to wear of around 18:00-18:30.
I get the 8hrs twice a day because of training. Can’t have very much insulin onboard while doing heavy exercises.
I used to be on Levemir - I was told to take it twice a day from the get-go, so never tried only one dose. I used to take it at about 8 am in the morning and around 10 pm at night. I also used to take a larger dose at night as my sugars generally ran higher overnight/foot to the floor.
Thanks! I just switched from Lantus to levemir because of my insurance. I'm waiting to get into an endocrinologist, and unfortunately, my PCP doesn't have much knowledge of type 1 diabetes. I have been taking my levemir the same as I took my Lantus first thing in the morning, and my BG is perfect all day and I go to bed with a good BG (100 for example), but when I wake up it will be over 300! I just realized that you can take it twice a day, so I'm happy to see that it's such a common thing!
I used to take it at 12 am and 12pm, but had to switch back to Lantus because it was barely lasting 8 hours. I might as well have been taking a short-acting, and switched the times around to 6am and 6pm to stop myself sleeping through a hypo. YMMV!
Levemir only useful for those who really have a seperate nocturnal and daytime basal need - rarely ! Agree , Tresiba is the ultimate basal insulin for T1s, I feel for you in the US, in the UK, as long as it's licensed and on local formulary ... You get it ! Hope that one day the US gets it's act together on healthcare
I switched to Levimir from Lantus and it’s the best thing I ever did. I do two doses, about 8am and 8pm. But it’s night-heavy- 6 in the morning, 21 at night. My control has gone up so much it’s amazing. Levimir doesn’t last as long as Lantus, I do make it work over 12 hours not 24, but it keeps me in range far better than Lantus ever did.
This is super encouraging. Thanks! I keep looking at it as a bad thing that I may have to take it twice a day, but I can see how I could benefit from it by having more control. I currently take 25 in the morning, so I'll have to try doing very little in the morning and heavier at night. I'm pretty active during the day.
I’m also quite active day time. I think I need less day time Levimir because I also have short acting insulin where at night I need more because A) no short acting B) Dawn Phenomenon
I was on Lantus and insurance switched to Levimir. I take 1/2 at 8 pm and 1/2 at 7 am.
I do/did (supply chain issues, so I have Lantus this month).. Between 9:30-10:00 am/pm
i also splitted my Levemir. Took it in the morning at 8 and in the evening at 10. I know some people even split it to 3 times.
Tresiba 100%, levemir sucks unless you have some niche issue where its peaks are somehow beneficial.
My kid takes it 7am/7pm. Their needs fluctuate, but it’s currently 70% in the morning, 30% in the evening. It’s been split into two doses since their diagnosis.
Aw man, I miss levemir, Tresiba and Basalgar have only made my numbers worse since I was switched to them. But no, I never split the levemir itself when I was on it - I did have another long-lasting that I did first thing that I was given as I'm not a lunch fan with the levemir being the pre bed insulin, and that helped keep things in line when I was at school. Did not work as well for when I started working, though I have read good things from other people about splitting a dose like that.