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Originally Posted by lottadata  Lantus does seem to pack weight on people. I experienced this and so did a friend who is a strict low carber.
Switching to Levemir will help. My friend lost weight after the switch. I'm having much less hunger on Levemir, too.
The research backs this up. For Type 1s Levemir eliminates weight gain compared to Lantus for Type 2s who use larger doses the weight gain is much smaller on Levemir.
The research is sponsored by the company that makes Levemir, but anecdotal evidence around the web does seem to support it.
If you switch, you should expect to use 2 shots a day not one, as in small doses it lasts about 12 hours.
I find that it is MUCH more powerful than Lantus in the tiny doses I use for MODY. Dramatically so, but it is giving me spectacular fasting blood sugars for the first time in my entire life I'm mostly in the 80s. That is with a low carb diet, however. |
Hi there - is levemir a 12 hour insulin? it might the answer to my prayers - i need twice as much basal insulin during the night as in the day and at the moment i cope with this by waking myself up to use fast acting - not ideal! its ages before i have an endo appointment (i was going to ask about adding NPH at night) but if levemir is 12h i can probably get that sorted now through nurses....
