Levemir

Buy Levemir Online is a brand-name prescription medication. It’s used to lower blood sugar levels in:

• adults and children ages 2 years old and older with type 1 diabetes
• adults with type 2 diabetes

Levemir has not been studied in children younger than 2 years of age with type 1 diabetes. It also hasn’t been studied in any children younger than 18 years of age with type 2 diabetes.

Levemir contains the drug insulin detemir, which is a long-acting insulin. Levemir is given as a subcutaneous injection. You’ll give yourself injections either once or twice a day based on your doctor’s or pharmacist’s direction.

The vial contains 10 milliliters (mL) of drug solution, with 100 units of insulin detemir per mL. It’s used with a needle for injection. Needles are sold separately and may require a prescription in certain states. The pen is called the FlexTouch pen. Each pen contains 3 mL of drug solution, with 100 units of insulin detemir per mL.

Before taking this medicine

You should not use Levemir if you are allergic to iinsulin detemir. Do not use during an episode of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) or diabetic ketoacidosis (call your doctor for treatment).

To make sure Levemir is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have ever had:

• low levels of potassium in your blood (hypokalemia); or
• liver or kidney disease.

Tell your doctor if you also take pioglitazone or rosiglitazone (sometimes contained in combinations with glimepiride or metformin). Taking certain oral diabetes medicines while you are using Levemir may increase your risk of serious heart problems.

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.

Follow your doctor’s instructions about using Levemirif you are pregnant or you become pregnant.Controlling diabetes is very important during pregnancy, and having high blood sugar may cause complications in both the mother and the baby.

How should I use Levemir?

Use Levemir exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. Levemir is injected under the skin. A healthcare provider may teach you how to properly use the medication by yourself.

Prepare an injection only when you are ready to give it. Do not use if the medicine looks cloudy, has changed colors, or has particles in it. Call your pharmacist for new medicine. If you use this medicine once daily, use the injection at your evening meal or at bedtime. If you use the medicine twice daily, use your evening dose at least 12 hours after your morning dose.

Your doctor may want you to also use a short-acting insulin. Always inject your insulins separately. Levemir must not be given with an insulin pump, or mixed with other insulins. Do not inject into a vein or a muscle. If you use an injection pen, use only the injection pen that comes with Levemir. Attach a new needle before each use. Do not transfer the insulin from the pen into a syringe.

Never share a Levemir injection pen or syringe with another person, even if the needle has been changed. Sharing these devices can allow infections or disease to pass from one person to another.