Patient was educated on the side effects of using Levemir as follows: Hypoglycemia Hypoglycemia happens to be the most common side effect with Levemir. The risk for this complication multiplies with the patient being noncompliant with the time of Levemir administration, stacking up the doses of insulin too close, and highly irregular eating habits with improper mealtimes. During the episode of hypoglycemia, patients can present with dizziness, headache, hunger, sweating, weakness, irritability, tremors, increased heart [...]

Patient was educated on how to take Levemir as follows: Take the Levemir insulin shot at the same time every day, to avoid forgetting the shot. This also helps to avoid lags in insulin coverage or stacking up the doses of insulin too close. Noncompliance with taking the Levemir insulin shot can precipitate an episode of elevated blood sugar and hyperglycemic symptoms. Levemir has a slow onset and longer duration of actions. Levemir acts and [...]

Patient was educated on Levemir and its mechanism of action as follows: Levemir belongs to the long-acting group of insulins, which have the slowest onset of action and the longest duration of action than insulins belonging to any other groups. Levemir generally reaches the bloodstream in about 4 hours after the shot was administered and tends to lower glucose levels fair and even, with no defined peak of action and acts for a duration of [...]