4/12 calliecat ?? about Levemir

[calliecat an marty]

good morning everyone !!

I just started callie on Levemir last night her pm shot was the first, this morning when I gave her , her shot she twitched quit a bit where I gave her , her shot she did not do this last night is this normal ???

 

[MommaOfMuse]

Musette will twitch like that when I give her shots if the insulin is cold, I try to hold it between my fingers for a few minutes to warm it up first. If it is warm she doesn't twitch at all.

Mel, Maxwell, Musette & The Fur Gang

 

[calliecat an marty]

thank you for your responce Mel :smile: she seems fine just kinda had me worried ! she never did that with prozinc

 

[Pat and Skipper (GA)]

The manufacturer says that Levemir stings if cold and that the pen does not have to be refrigerated after it is started. I keep Skipper's current pen in a room temperature cabinet and she does not seem to mind the shots at all.

 

[dian and wheezer]

both lantus and levimir should be kept refrigerated so that they last til the last drop. lantus has been known to "sting" when giving large amounts. never had a problem with lev but as mel said. draw it up and hold the syringe inbetween fingers to warm insulin. BUT SHOULD BE KEPT IN FRIDGE