Fwd: [Diabetes_And_Byetta] levamir
Ann,
Are you type 1 or type 2? Did you get any side effects from the
levemir? I have been reading that levemir is for type 1. I went to my
doctor yesterday and I asked her about levemir because I remembered
someone mentioned they were taking it and have not gained weight from
it.
She did not know the dosing of levemir which she is researching. She
is not an endo. She is my pcp. Also, I am not sure if I can take it
because I take ace inhibitors and I read something on the levemir site
of drug interactions. I do not want to quit the byetta and was
wondering if it is worth the switch to levemir from lantus.
Dale - type 2
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March 30th, 2005 at 1:16 pm
Dale,
I am type 2. My doctor switched me to levemir when it
first came out. in fact i was his first patient on it.
i have had no side effects from it at all. in fact it
works so well for me that i was able to cut my dosing.
As far as dosing goes, it is unit per unit the same as
lantus. it is taken once or twice a day. more like
NPH. i take it at bedtime. my lantus dose was 60 u. i
take 20 of the levemir. as far as i know it can be
taken by either type 1 or type 2. the biggie with
levemir is it doesn’t have the associated weight gain
like lantus or NPH. I have been very happy with it. i
have been on it about 7 months. if i can be of any
other assistance, please don’t hesitate to ask
April 1st, 2005 at 10:10 pm
Thanks for the info Ann. I will let you know how it all works out for
me.
Dale
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