Question 1

What is Levemir?

Accepted Answer

Levemir is a colorless, aqueous, and sterile solution of insulin detemir. It is long-lasting insulin. Hence it works for 24 hours after injection.

Question 2

What is insulin?

Accepted Answer

Now you are familiar with diabetes. Do you know what insulin is? Insulin is a hormone; your pancreas release to control blood sugar. In particular, insulin helps to remove glucose from our blood and make it available to cells. Consequently, cells need this glucose to obtain energy.

Well, this is all about natural insulin. Nowadays, many companies are making insulin in laboratories. So there are many types and many brands of human-made insulin.

Question 3

How Do scientists produce insulin?

Accepted Answer

Are you curious to know about the synthesis of insulin in industries? Yes! So let me explain the process in simple words.
First of all, scientists manufacture the gene of human insulin.
Then, scientists insert this gene in bacteria through plasmid. Now they are recombinant bacteria.
Then, these bacteria are put in large fermentation tanks.
Here, the bacteria will produce insulin using the gene.
Finally, scientists collect prepared insulin for human use.

Question 4

Does that mean insulin detemir?

Accepted Answer

We said LEVEMIR is insulin detemir. Then what is insulin detemir? Insulin detemir is long-lasting, human-made insulin. It is available in liquid form( as a solution) to inject under skin.

However, insulin detemir slightly differs from human insulin in the overall structure. Actually, in insulin detemir, an amino acid threonine is absent from a single position. And with previous amino acid, a C14 fatty acid chain is attached. Its molecular formula is  C267H402O76N64S6 and molecular weight is 5916.9.

Question 5

When should you use Levemir?

Accepted Answer

Levemir is effective in both type I and type II diabetes ( but after a prescription from a doctor). In both cases, it is used as an injection under the skin. It solves the problem that causes diabetes. It works in place of the natural insulin of your body because it helps move glucose from your blood to your tissues so that your muscles can get the required glucose.

Question 6

How should Levemir be used?

Accepted Answer

Preferably Levemir should be used at night. A question arises in mind why Levemir take at night?  Because insulin need is maximum at night and early morning so. Moreover, you should also follow insulin dosing guidelines by your medical specialist.

Question 7

What is the difference btw insulin detemir and insulin glargine?

Accepted Answer

Although there is no significant difference between insulin detemir and insulin glargine, some differences still exist. Do you know what that difference is? Really no?? Insulin glargine absorbs more slowly than insulin detemir. It is so because insulin glargine is less soluble under the skin as compared to insulin detemir.

Question 8

What is the difference between type I and type II diabetes?

Accepted Answer

Both types I and type II diabetes differ in the cause. Type I diabetes is caused when your pancreas stops producing insulin. But in Type II diabetes, insulin is produced, but your cells cannot use it. Moreover, Type I diabetes is common in children and adolescents. But type II diabetes is common in older people.

Question 9

Which is the best time to take Levemir?

Accepted Answer

The best time to take Levemir is at night. Because at night and in the early morning, your insulin needs are high.

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