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Permalink Reply by Bob on January 29, 2011 at 6:37pm

Is that $500 for one vial?!

Permalink Reply by Cheery Love on January 29, 2011 at 12:40am

i switched to levemir about 2 yrs ago. i am very happy with it. the weight gain has stopped & my am bs are much better. i just feel i am in better control with the levemir

Permalink Reply by Bob on January 29, 2011 at 6:40pm

Sounds good! Can you actually notice any decrease in hunger or appetite along with weight gain ceasing?

Permalink Reply by Cheery Love on January 30, 2011 at 1:34am

no but i also take symlin and with that i REALLY noticed decrease in hunger & actually a feeling of full. those are great feelings!

Permalink Reply by Zolar1 on January 29, 2011 at 8:13pm

Hi everyone.
My endo gave me a Levemir sample pen.

I went as high as 25 units, once a day, and it did absolutely nothing for my blood sugars.

And I am not insulin dependent either!

I just wanted my FBS to be slightly lower so I can get my A1C under 5.0.

Permalink Reply by Cheery Love on January 30, 2011 at 1:38am

you did WHAT??? WHY??? why would you take insulin if you are not insulin dependent??

Permalink Reply by Allen on June 12, 2011 at 12:53pm

Lantus lowers IGF-1 levels 6 times below normal. Levemir does not.

Permalink Reply by Frankie Sloane on June 18, 2011 at 2:26am

I switched from Lantus to Levemir because I was gainging 1-3 pounds a week and was very concerned. Not only did the weight gain stop (and I have even lost a few pounds), but I was excited to experience much lower blood sugars. Levemir has helped me to lower my fasting numbers as well as consistently keeping me between 80-150 throughout the day. I have been so happy with the change, even though it is more expensive.

Permalink Reply by andrea on August 2, 2011 at 6:19am

i am in the same boat! what are your doses? this is only my second week on levemir so i am playing around the the AM and PM times of my split dose. what works best for you?

Permalink Reply by Bob on August 4, 2011 at 6:16pm

I'd like to hear more from people on this as well: I've been using Levemir now for about 5 weeks but still cannot fine tune the dosing times. Looks like it may work best for me to split the dose using 6 units each time, but with first dose at 6-7 AM and second dose as early as 3 PM.With Lantus I used to split the dose 12 hours apart, but it seems that the more significant peak effect of Levermir at 4-7 hours after injection makes it too risky for me to take it later in the day, causing nighttime lows. Just have to keep experimenting til I get it right.

Permalink Reply by Proxii on October 5, 2012 at 10:22pm

I dunno about anyone else, but I researched both Lantus and Levemir and found significant research that Levemir is a lot more weight neutral vs lantus. Also, in the production process, Lantus produces glargine in a giant vat of E. Coli which is then purified and refined, whereas Levemir produces insulin demeter from baker's yeast; Both contain small amounts of hydrochloric acid which is probably related to the sting you occasionally get from either pen. So.. just in general I prefer a medication that was not produced out of E. Coli. See more information in the article link below.

http://www.levemir.com/Levemir/StorageTravel.aspx