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Insulin detemir for Type 2 Diabetes User Reviews (Page 3)

Brand names: Levemir

Reviews for Insulin detemir

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  • LtD...
  • June 4, 2013

Insulin detemir "Has really helped me control my blood sugars."

9 / 10
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  • Cat...
  • April 26, 2016

Insulin detemir "Levemir caused gas build-up."

5 / 10
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  • fur...
  • August 9, 2010

Insulin detemir "Insulin is the BEST way to control your blood glucose!"

10 / 10
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  • Bru...
  • Taken for 10 years or more
  • May 21, 2023

Insulin detemir "The Flex Pen was much easier to use than the Flex Touch. I tend to bend the needle trying to inject the insulin with Flex Touch. It now takes 2 hands and much more pressure to inject."

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  • lar...
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • May 12, 2023

Insulin detemir "The new pen is not user-friendly. It is hard to inject, especially if you have arthritis. Please go back to the push-button style."

2 / 10
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  • Rik...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • May 15, 2017

Insulin detemir "I take 50 units a day, and it doesn't work very well for me..."

2 / 10
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  • Tom...
  • June 1, 2023

Insulin detemir "The new pens do not work. They move so slowly that I have to repress the trigger for each notch it delivers. I am afraid it is not giving me my dosage. I will have my doctor change my medication."

1 / 10
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  • Bil...
  • Taken for 10 years or more
  • June 14, 2023

Insulin detemir "Very difficult to handle and push the plunger. I’m a long-time user, but considering changing to a different product."

3 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • April 13, 2018

Insulin detemir "Suffered from weight gain, diarrhea."

7 / 10
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  • Cat...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • June 17, 2022

Insulin detemir "Recommendation for Type 2 Diabetes drug, Levemir insulin."

9 / 10
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  • Dot...
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • September 28, 2021

Insulin detemir "I've been using Levemir for a few years. It was my saving grace. I have not had to go past 30 units per day. But I exercise and eat very well."

10 / 10
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  • Sus...
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • January 16, 2021

Insulin detemir "Levemir worked well to control my blood sugar. But I got severe gastroparesis (diagnosed after 4 months of tests and ER visits) from it. I have been off of it for a week and am almost back to normal."

1 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • May 14, 2009

"Since using Levemir, my blood sugar has been a lot lower, but I have developed an itchy rash where I inject."

8 / 10
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  • low...
  • March 22, 2009

"Levemir takes way too long to lower my sugar level after I eat. It's very good after 6 hours."

5 / 10
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  • Lil...
  • Taken for 1 to 2 years
  • May 25, 2022

"Hasn't really helped me. My A1C is still high, as well as my blood sugars. I am also on Actos for trig, and no help."

2 / 10
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