User Reviews for Levemir Flexpen subcutaneous

The new injectors are causing injuries, bending needles and resulting in excessive bleeding at the injection site.

Wound up getting Diabetes 2 following having my second round of Covid back in late November. December and the holidays were a blur. Wife took made me go to ER after Christmas, and I spent a week there while they tried to rein my BS back to normal. Have been using Levemir since being discharged, with decent enough results. I watch what I consume, though I have not been turned into a health freak. Currently taking 45 units in the morning, and 0-20 at night depending upon what my finger sticks tell me. The only negative is that Levemir changed their pen about a month ago, and I prefer the old one to the new Flexpen. It is cumbersome to use, more so than the FlexTouch, and given my hatred for needles, it just doesn't inspire the confidence that the FlexTouch delivery system did.Read More Read Less

I have absolutely no problem with the insulin. My complaint is in the delivery system. The new flex touch pen is quite difficult to inject when compared to the previous pen.

Novo Nordisk changed the pen design. It is no longer injected by spring. It took me four attempts with the new manual pen to inject only 26 units! Looks like this is one of the cutbacks we can expect now that the company is “lowering” prices on a drug that’s skyrocketed in the last 15 years. My copay went from $50 to $125 in one increase alone.

I have been taking insulin for 7 yrs. and using the flex touch which I loved. .Why take a perfectly good product and ruin it with the Flex Pen. It is not spring loaded, it takes both hands to use and the cheapest built piece of junk i have ever seen. I am afraid to use it because I don't trust the amount of insulin is the correct amount. Please go back to the Flex Touch or I will try to use another brand even if the insurance won't pay.

Again, this rating is to rate the FlexTouch vs the new Flexpen. The FlexTouch was very easy to dial to the correct dose and the spring loaded delivery was very efficient and reliable. I give it 5 stars. The FlexPen system entails the ‘dial’ to come out as a spiral measurement and the numbers are quite confusing at first. The FlexPen does not have a spring loaded delivery system. It is painfully slow, difficult to maintain pressure on the button as each unit ‘clicks’ away as the insulin is delivered. It’s hardly discreet and noisy. I don’t give it any stars. It is not an improvement on the FlexTouch and I feel like it’s a big step back from the technology that is available. Read More Read Less

Been on flex touch for 10 years. Had to switch to flex pen in February… since then same doses of meds same lifestyle, diet etc my numbers are consistently higher avg 50 points higher. Tried skipping mid day meal to see if i experienced low level as I always did with flex touch… nope! Still at 150, normally would be around 75 by the same time I checked it. They say same med different pen. I do not agree! They’ve changed something in the medication.

Flex touch pens were excellent, great, strong, spring for a quick injection. The new flex pan is junk. The spring is week and the injection process is very slow. This is going to cause problems for people in the future it needs to be addressed immediately.

Previously I probably would have given high stars for the Levemir pen, but recently I got their new thinner version of the pen and I hate it. The medicine itself is fine but the pen design is horrid. The new pens dial goes away up high and is difficult to use with one hand without it wobbling or hurting you, it doesn't go down smoothly or easily at all and if you have smaller hands it's more of a stretch to reach and try to press it down, you need to literally use two hands one to hold steady n the other to try and inject it. The old dial/injection button was much smoother to inject with. This new design is terrible I feel like many people would have an issue using this especially elderly or people who can't use one hand steadily as it is. Go back to the old design! Read More Read Less

This is not about the insulin, it is about the flex pen versus the flex touch. Why oh why did you change? The flex touch was so much better than the flex pen. The flex touch was spring loaded, the flex pen is not.

The Levimir Touch was a quality delivery system. Never had a single issue. Have no clue why it was replaced by this stupid “flex pen” is junk and is dangerous. Twice now the needle has broken inside me. Tonight I bled profusely. It takes too much pressure to inject. There needs to be a recall. I am notifying Mayo Clinic to not prescribe this cheap junk. Go back to the flex touch! Or suffer lawsuits including one from me,

I have used Levemir touch for years. Loved the ease of use. Hate the new flexpen! Difficult and jerky to use. Need both hands to stabilize. Painful! Will be looking for a replacement. So disappointed they went cheaper.

I’ve been on levemir flex touch pen for years. For some reason I was made to switch to Flexpen and I do not like it at all! The pen seems to jam, I have to try a new injection site mid dose. It’s very hard to press the injection button. It’s cheaply made and I’m concerned I’m not getting the proper amount. I want my flex touch pen back.

I hate the levemir pen! The pen feels cheaply made to me and and jammed up more than once with me. Not sure if I am getting the correct dose of insulin. I switched jobs with new insurance and this was the preferred brand with my work insurance!!! Sure do miss Lantus. Levemir pen is not dependable.

After 11 years of success with Lantus, the insurance company has forced me to switch to Levemir. I was taking 40 units twice a day of Lantus, and a sliding scale of 0-5 units before meals of Humalog--most days I needed none. My A.M. fasting blood sugars averaged between 85-95, with an A1C of 6.After 11 years of success with Lantus, the insurance company has forced me to switch to Levemir. I was taking 40 units twice a day of Lantus, and a sliding scale of 0-5 units before meals of Humalog--most days I needed none. My A.M. fasting blood sugars averaged between 85-95, with 3-6.7. Then about a month ago I was forced to switch to Lememir. Now my average A.M. fasting blood sugars have been 120-150. After meals glucometer readings have reached as high as 277. I have even cut down more on the minimal carbs I take in, and have increased cardio on my workouts. To compensate, I'm currently up to 55 unites of Lememir twice a day and have to compensate with an enormous increase in Humalog: 15-20 units before each meal. I've only seen one glucometer reading under 110 since starting this stupid insulin, and that was after I'd skipped two meals because I was sick. I despise the insurance company for pulling this switch on me...just because it makes some of their fat pockets even fatter--they care ZIP for the wellfare of the drug recipients. My doctor is currently in the 2nd phase of insurance company over-rides, which I am told could take up to a month and then be denied again. In the meantime, my opthamologist warns me that any blood sugars over 150 could result in further retinal bleeding. I WISH SOMEONE COULD HELP ME TODAY!!! I also have my husband's transplanted kidney to protect! The transplant follow-up team were the ones who'd started me on Lantus 11 years ago. They had warned against ever switching any of the meds. Too bad they hadn't told the insurance company that! PS: I've also had mechanical problems with pens; have been gaining weight from the extra insulin.Read More Read Less

My husband had been on this insulin for 3 weeks with no reduction in blood sugar. He takes 20 units in the morning and 6 units novolog before meals and blood sugar still running 300's.I had called the drug company when I could not inject the medicine even after changing the needle. I had to use a regular insulin syringe to draw it up and inject. The flex pen needle is too small could be the reason for low effectiveness. Works better with the regular insulin syringe. Why is this flexpen being issued even after so many people dissatisfied?Read More Read Less

Taking 70 units per day. Have never skipped a day in years, and only suppose Levemir is working. Have been supplementing with Humalog. Am constantly hungry, experiencing swollen abdomen, diarrhea, and stomach pains. Cannot find out what the average dosage is, or how much constitutes an overdose. Overdose amount is UNPUBLISHED. That is terrifying to me.

My blood sugar is all over the place some low bs in morning's and high other. Not a big fan yet. Been on it for a month. Taking two shots one at bed time and one in the morning. Hoping it works soon.

Have had good results for lowering blood sugar counts. Have a question about a possible side effect. I have had a bitter taste in the back of my throat past the tongue. Notice it mostly when eating a meal. Symptom does not last long. No pain from symptom, but wondered if this new drug could cause this.

I've lost 60lbs, going from 135 to 70lbs. I'm 19 and 5ft 4. This drug almost killed me. Was switched to it a year ago and have had nausea, chronic severe diarrhea, hair lose etc. have been in and out of hospital 30 plus times this year for dka. Doctors found nothing to explain my condition . Even had gallbladder removed. Back on lantus now thanks to my father researching and finding that almost all my symptoms matched those of levemir. My Dr switched me to levemir stating it was better then lantus. Smh. I've been type 1 since 6 years of age. Slowly recovering from the effects of levemir. And just to clear things up . The side effects were gradual at first. Started off with belly cramps, feeling weak, restlessness, weight loss , nausea, loss of appetite, hair loss and diarrhea which got to the point of 20 bowel movements a day. I had to wear depends due to not always being able to make it the the bathroom. Read More Read Less