[Diabetes-talk] 12 hours of Levimeer

[d m gina]

I am told my levimeer is 24 period.

Original message:
> Joy,

> Levimeer only has a 12 hour effective range, if your doctor tried you 
> on it and didn't explain this difference I would be concerned. I also 
> tried split-dosing the lantis, (which has a 24 hour effective range), 
> and you have to take great care to make sure you take those doses 
> twelve hours apart at the same time every day. Taking a dose too soon, 
> or inside that twelve hour period, puts you at risk of overlapping 
> dosages and essentially having too much insulin in your system.

> When lantis first came out, so many doctors were pushing it as "the 
> next best thing," (thank you drug reps), while it was not nearly as 
> stable or "user friendly" as other medications. You weren't supposed to 
> carry the vial around with you because it was so temperature sensitive; 
> you were supposed to shake it up but "not vigorously" as it was 
> fragile; you were not supposed to mix it with, or inject it too close, 
> to other insulins, and (although I thing this has been resolved) you 
> couldn't get it in an injector pen application. It's biggest advantage 
> was that it was designed as a "once-a-day" injection.

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