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Comparing Levemir

Levemir

insulin detemir

Prescribed for Diabetes - Type 2, Diabetes - Type 1. Levemir may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

Prescription only

Ratings & Reviews

Recent helpful reviews
7.1
23 Reviews

For Diabetes, Type 2 Very bad joint pain and neuropathy after two weeks

6
maureen0905

For Diabetes, Type 2 I've only been on Levemir, 12 units for about a week and I feel like I'm going to die. I take it at 9 everynight, yet my blood sugar first thing in the morning was still 154. We try and keep it under 140. Before it was usually under 200. My last A1C was 7.2 I'm so tired, very weak, can only walk for 10 yards without stopping to rest. My heart pounds too. I called my endo doc and he now wants to supplement it with Novolog, to control meal spikes. Now I'm afraid to take it because it may make me feel even worse. I've been so careful with what I eat and have lost 7 pounds, but I feel like garbage. Any ideas, anyone?? Have I just not been on Levemir long enough for my body to adapt?

5
mhami

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Drug Class

Side Effects

Common side effects include: severe hypoglycemia.

See the full Levemir side effects document.

Pricing and Coupons

* Prices are without insurance
Quantity 15 mL
Dosage 100 units/mL
Per Unit* $24.00 - $27.24
Cost* $359.94 - $408.55
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Generic Availability

No

Dosage Form(s) Available
  • Subcutaneous solution

Brand Names

N/A

Half Life

The half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value.

7 hours

CSA Schedule**

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N
Not a controlled drug

Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act.

Pregnancy Category
B
Category B No proven risk in humans

See the full Pregnancy Warnings document.

FDA Alerts

FDA Alerts (2)

Drug Interactions

A total of 864 drugs are known to interact with Levemir:

  • 1 major drug interactions (3 brand and generic names)
  • 772 moderate drug interactions (5085 brand and generic names)
  • 91 minor drug interactions (635 brand and generic names)

Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions
  • Talk to your doctor before using alcohol together with insulin detemir. Alcohol may affect blood... more

Disease Interactions

First Approval Date

June 16, 2005

WADA Class

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N/A

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** The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.

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