Starting dose: When initiating Levemir®, start insulin-naïve patients with type 2 diabetes on 10 units once-dailya dosage or 0.1 to 0.2 units/kg daily dosage with the evening meal or at bedtime and titrate accordingly.2
Levemir® dosing and administration

Another long-acting insulin from Novo Nordisk
With a 1:1 dose conversion, adult patients taking Levemir® can switch to Tresiba® at the same dose they are currently taking.1
Physician-directed patient self-titrationb: For patients taking Levemir® once daily,a the dose can be adjusted to reach FPG goals: 70-90 mg/dL or 80-110 mg/dL, as seen in the TITRATE™ study.3
Dose adjustments: Can be made every third day based on an average of 3 consecutive FPG values.3
Titrate Levemir® every 3 days based on FPG3



aLevemir® can be dosed once or twice daily.2
bClinical judgment should be used for dose adjustments and to account for hypoglycemia. The dose of Levemir® should be adjusted to achieve glycemic targets.
Levemir® is available in the FlexTouch® Pen


No push-button extension
No matter what dose is dialed, the Levemir® FlexTouch® push button doesn’t extend

Accurate dosing from 1‑80 units4,5
Patients may hear or feel a click when the dose is deliveredc

cAfter the dose display has returned to zero, the needle should be kept under the skin for at least 6 seconds to ensure the full dose is delivered.

Also available in a 10-mL vial
For patients who use conventional insulin injection techniques.
