Levemir for Type 2 Diabetes User Reviews (Page 3)
Reviews for Levemir
- fur...
- August 9, 2010
"Insulin is the BEST way to control your blood glucose!"
- Bru...
- Taken for 10 years or more
- May 21, 2023
"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
"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."
- Rik...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- May 15, 2017
"I take 50 units a day, and it doesn't work very well for me..."
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Your review helps others make informed decisions.- Tom...
- June 1, 2023
"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."
- Bil...
- Taken for 10 years or more
- June 14, 2023
"Very difficult to handle and push the plunger. I’m a long-time user, but considering changing to a different product."
- Anonymous
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- April 13, 2018
"Suffered from weight gain, diarrhea."
- Cat...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- June 17, 2022
"Recommendation for Type 2 Diabetes drug, Levemir insulin."
- Sus...
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- January 16, 2021
"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."
- Dot...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- September 28, 2021
"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."
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"Levemir caused gas build-up."