Insulin detemir and Bruising: What Users Say

• Lev...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• May 12, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "I have been using Levemir for years and have been pleased with the results. Since they have changed to the FlexPen, I hate it. The FlexTouch was so easy to administer the insulin. Now I have to use both hands, push as hard as I can, and it comes out so slow. It is so hard to push the insulin in, it wiggles and leaves bruising. If the FlexTouch doesn’t become available again, I am going to switch medications. I used to rate it 10. Now it is 1."

• Sel...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• June 29, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "The new Flex pen is cheap! Its design is now more painful and so awkward to use! It leaves more bruises and wastes insulin! It's clear that whoever designed this is not a diabetic who has had the privilege of shooting themselves up multiple times a day to live! It’s also clear that Nordisk does not care about its users who are forced to use insulin to live! Bring back the Flex Touch!"

• New...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• June 3, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "Have been using Levemir for years. The new plunger-type pens require a great deal of force, often requiring both hands to dispense the insulin. The result ranges from increased bruising, bleeding, and painful welts to needles bending during injection. Very unsatisfied with this product."

• Ram...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• June 9, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "What a mistake it has been to take a pen that was designed to inject insulin into the body in a controlled method free of pain. Then replace the “touch” with this flex pen that was not even good enough in 2018. The flex pen does not dispense insulin well. Using this pen leaves bruises, causes blood loss, and leaks dosage insulin on skin. It is a pen that makes injecting insulin a real pain in the place you inject. Bring back the pen we all loved to use."