# \#tresiba **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tag/tresiba/393.md [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) --- ## [Travelling with insulin for longer than a month - Storage?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/travelling-with-insulin-for-longer-than-a-month-storage/8354)
**Author:** [@RChesterton](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/RChesterton)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2026, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/travelling-with-insulin-for-longer-than-a-month-storage/8354 "2026-09-27T01:31:34Z")
I’m going to be travelling for around 6 weeks in Nov/Dec, leaving from Dallas, visiting Iceland and England with stops in Boston and New York on the way out/back. As I’ll be gone for around 1.5 months, I’d like to take … --- ## [Pump break success - now, Lantus to Tresiba?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pump-break-success-now-lantus-to-tresiba/15001)
**Author:** [@allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/allison)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2025, 1:51am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pump-break-success-now-lantus-to-tresiba/15001 "2025-02-12T01:51:37Z")
I have been on a pump break for 3 months and my BGs have been fantastic - I’ve been taking Lantus via pen, 8u at night and 6u in the morning; using a vial/syringes for my Novolog. Exhibit A: Dexcom readings from the pas… --- ## [Tresiba backordered?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tresiba-backordered/15030)
**Author:** [@Mariethm](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Mariethm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tresiba-backordered/15030 "2024-12-21T21:29:50Z")
According to my Walgreens, Tresiba vials are on backorder until 12/27. Fortunately, I have the time to call every pharmacy nearby to check what they have in stock. But most of them are out. I have enough to last months, … --- ## [Hitting a vein while injecting treshiba](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hitting-a-vein-while-injecting-treshiba/13458)
**Author:** [@Pac-reas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pac-reas)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hitting-a-vein-while-injecting-treshiba/13458 "2024-10-05T00:12:55Z")
Hi there! So I came across a video of a type 1 diabetic that apparently hit a vein while injecting treshiba basal insulin and he said that because of that he got a severe hypoglycemia.Does anyone have a similar experien… --- ## [Tresiba Alternative](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tresiba-alternative/13364)
**Author:** [@MMansouri](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MMansouri)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2022, 7:41am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tresiba-alternative/13364 "2022-12-06T07:41:22Z")
I have been using Tresiba for a long time now, and it it the best basal for me since it lasts for the 24 hours each day. There is shortage in Tresiba where I live, and unfortunately i am down to my last pen. My doctor t… --- ## [Switching from Levemir to Tresiba](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/switching-from-levemir-to-tresiba/11118)
**Author:** [@Marblejane](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Marblejane)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2021, 4:41am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/switching-from-levemir-to-tresiba/11118 "2021-03-25T04:41:14Z")
Hi All - I’m a 37 yo woman, recently diagnosed (six months ago) as Type 1, suspected LADA. I’ve been using Levemir as my long acting insulin since my diagnosis, and decided it was time to give Tresiba a try. Hoping to do… --- ## [Tresiba night time lows daytime highs? Go back to Lantus? ](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tresiba-night-time-lows-daytime-highs-go-back-to-lantus/3835)
**Author:** [@airtas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/airtas)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tresiba-night-time-lows-daytime-highs-go-back-to-lantus/3835 "2021-03-17T03:30:54Z")
Hi all, Looking for some guidance been on Tresiba for about a year coming from Lantus where I was on that for about 12. Recently we reduced my Tresiba dose to 18 units from 20 due to night time lows. I was running low… --- ## [Switch from Lantus to Tresiba not working](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/switch-from-lantus-to-tresiba-not-working/10382)
**Author:** [@Hidan123](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Hidan123)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/switch-from-lantus-to-tresiba-not-working/10382 "2020-10-29T19:02:44Z")
Hi All, I have been a type 1 since the last 5 years. Always been on lantus throughout for my basal, taking it one time in the night. Started off with 19 units and had reached 34 units until last month. Recently my endo … --- ## [Action Profile of Tresiba at Lower Doses?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/action-profile-of-tresiba-at-lower-doses/6150)
**Author:** [@mike\_g](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mike_g)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2019, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/action-profile-of-tresiba-at-lower-doses/6150 "2019-01-19T16:59:52Z")
I’m currently using Levemir for my basal needs on MDI therapy. It has worked pretty well dosed 2x daily. Given others success with Tresiba, I’m curious if it could be an improvement over Levemir for my situation. How… --- ## [New to Basal](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-to-basal/5482)
**Author:** [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-to-basal/5482 "2018-12-03T19:33:11Z")
I started Tresiba 3 nights ago, after finally getting a prescription from my doctor. I’d like to share my experience because I was looking for threads from anyone with LADA on MDI just getting started on basal, and I did… --- ## [Switching to omnipod in a couple days from Tresiba looking for some tips on basals](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/switching-to-omnipod-in-a-couple-days-from-tresiba-looking-for-some-tips-on-basals/4068)
**Author:** [@airtas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/airtas)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 2:24am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/switching-to-omnipod-in-a-couple-days-from-tresiba-looking-for-some-tips-on-basals/4068 "2018-06-12T02:24:00Z")
Hi all, I am switching from Tresiba to Omnipod in a couple days. Meeting with my endo and wanted to get ahead of the dosing. If I am taking 16 Units of Tresiba do you merely divide my 24 and reduce by 20% to get your … --- ## [Tresiba experiment](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tresiba-experiment/2910)
**Author:** [@Jen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jen)\ **Replies:** 540\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2018, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tresiba-experiment/2910 "2018-02-20T16:25:32Z")
So, I got one pen. Still worth a try? At my current basal dose, this would last me just over a week. But my current basal dose is at a high, so it’s likely to go down at some point. Would a week and ahalf or so be enoug… --- ## [Basal insulin delivery: pump, Tresiba, Lantus?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/basal-insulin-delivery-pump-tresiba-lantus/2900)
**Author:** [@Jen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jen)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2017, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/basal-insulin-delivery-pump-tresiba-lantus/2900 "2017-12-18T19:04:26Z")
I’m going to be asking my endo for a prescription for the 630G, just so I have something “on file” with my insurance company should I suddenly decide to get a pump now (changing jobs, etc.). However, my understanding of… --- ## [How Often Do You CHange Your Basal Rates?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-often-do-you-change-your-basal-rates/2628)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2017, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-often-do-you-change-your-basal-rates/2628 "2017-11-14T14:24:33Z")
sometimes i can go for months without having to change my pump’s basal rates. sometimes its so easy to make a simple change, say for just 2 hours in the middle of the afternoon, but other times it requires an entire over…