Levemir (insulin detemir) is safe to receive while pregnant or breastfeeding. However, factors such as the form you get or the condition the drug helps treat may determine whether you should ...

and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said the company's decision to discontinue Levemir, a long-acting insulin, "failed to take into consideration patient access to affordable, long-acting insulin ...

while insulin glargine and insulin degludec have side effects that mean some patients are unable to take them. Novo Nordisk has been selling Levemir in the US for nearly 20 years, and in March ...