Tresiba® Dosing | Tresiba® (insulin degludec) injection 100 Units/mL, 200 Units/mL (2024)

What is Tresiba®?

  • Prescription Tresiba® is a long-acting insulin used to control high blood sugar in adults and children who are 1 year of age and older with diabetes
  • Tresiba® is not for people with diabetic ketoacidosis(increased ketones in the blood or urine)
  • It is not known if Tresiba® is safe and effective in children under 1 year of age
  • Tresiba® is available in 2 concentrations: 200 units/mL and 100 units/mL

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Do not share your Tresiba® FlexTouch® with other people, even if the needle has been changed. Do not share needles or syringes with another person. You may give other people a serious infection, or get a serious infection from them.

Who should not take Tresiba®?

Do not take Tresiba® if you:

  • are having an episode of low blood sugar(hypoglycemia)
  • have an allergyto Tresiba® or any of the ingredients in Tresiba®

Before taking Tresiba®, tell your health care provider about all your medical conditions, including if you are:

  • pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or are breastfeeding
  • taking new prescription or over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, or herbal supplements

Talk to your health care provider about low blood sugar and how to manage it.

How should I take Tresiba®?

  • Read the Instructions for Use and take Tresiba® exactly as your health care provider tells you to
  • Do not do any conversion of your dose. The dose counter always shows the selected dose in units
  • Know the type and strength of insulin you take. Do not change the type of insulin you take unless your health care provider tells you to
  • Adults - If you miss or are delayed in taking your dose of Tresiba®:
    • Take your dose as soon as you remember, then continue with your regular dosing schedule
    • Make sure there are at least 8 hours between doses
  • If children miss a dose of Tresiba®:
    • Call the healthcare provider for information and instructions about checking blood sugar levels more often until the next scheduled dose of Tresiba®
  • For children who need less than 5 units of Tresiba® each day, use a Tresiba® U-100 vial
  • Check your blood sugar levels. Ask your health care provider what your blood sugar levels should be and when you should check them
  • Do not reuse or share your needles or syringes with other people. You may give them a serious infection, or get a serious infection from them
  • Never inject Tresiba® into a vein or muscle
  • Never use a syringe to remove Tresiba® from the FlexTouch® pen
  • Tresiba® can be injected under the skin (subcutaneously) of your upper legs (thighs), upper arms, or stomach area (abdomen).
  • Change (rotate) your injection sites within the area you choose with each injectionto reduce your risk of getting lipodystrophy (pits in skin or thickened skin) and localized cutaneous amyloidosis (skin with lumps) at the injection sites.
    • Do notuse the exact same spot for each injection.
    • Do notinject where the skin has pits, is thickened, or has lumps.
    • Do notinject where the skin is tender, bruised, scaly or hard, or into scars or damaged skin.

What should I avoid while taking Tresiba®?

  • Do not drive or operate heavy machinery, until you know how Tresiba® affects you
  • Do not drink alcohol or use prescription or over-the-counter medicines that contain alcohol

What are the possible side effects of Tresiba®?

Tresiba® may cause serious side effects that can be life-threatening, including:

  • Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). Signs and symptoms that may indicate low blood sugar include dizziness, light-headedness, sweating, confusion, headache, blurred vision, slurred speech, shakiness, fast heart beat, anxiety, irritability, mood changes, and hunger.
  • Low potassium in your blood (hypokalemia)
  • Heart failure in some people if taken with thiazolidinediones (TZDs). This can happen even if you have never had heart failure or heart problems. If you already have heart failure, it may get worse while you take TZDs with Tresiba®. Tell your health care provider if you have any new or worse symptoms of heart failure including shortness of breath, tiredness, swelling of your ankles or feet, and sudden weight gain

Your insulin dose may need to change because of change in level of physical activity or exercise, increased stress, change in diet, weight gain or loss, or illness.

  • Common side effects may includeserious allergic reactions (whole body reactions), reactions at the injection site,skin thickening or pits at the injection site (lipodystrophy), itching, rash, swelling of your hands and feet, and weight gain.

Get emergency medical help if you have trouble breathing, shortness of breath, fast heartbeat, swelling of your face, tongue, or throat, sweating, extreme drowsiness, dizziness, or confusion.

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What is Tresiba®?

  • Prescription Tresiba® is a long-acting insulin used to control high blood sugar in adults and children who are 1 year of age and older with diabetes
  • Tresiba® is not for people with diabetic ketoacidosis(increased ketones in the blood or urine)
  • It is not known if Tresiba® is safe and effective in children under 1 year of age
  • Tresiba® is available in 2 concentrations: 200 units/mL and 100 units/mL

Please see Prescribing Information for Tresiba®.

Tresiba® is a prescription medication.

Find help with insulin costs at Novocare.com/letushelp.

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

What is Tresiba® (insulin degludec) injection 100 U/mL, 200 U/mL?

What is Tresiba®?

  • Prescription Tresiba® is a long-acting insulin used to control high blood sugar in adults and children who are 1 year of age and older with diabetes
  • Tresiba® is not for people with diabetic ketoacidosis(increased ketones in the blood or urine)
  • It is not known if Tresiba® is safe and effective in children under 1 year of age
  • Tresiba® is available in 2 concentrations: 200 units/mL and 100 units/mL

Do not share your Tresiba® FlexTouch® with other people, even if the needle has been changed. Do not share needles or syringes with another person. You may give other people a serious infection, or get a serious infection from them.

Who should not take Tresiba®?

Do not take Tresiba® if you:

  • are having an episode of low blood sugar(hypoglycemia)
  • have an allergyto Tresiba® or any of the ingredients in Tresiba®

Before taking Tresiba®, tell your health care provider about all your medical conditions, including if you are:

  • pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or are breastfeeding
  • taking new prescription or over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, or herbal supplements

Talk to your health care provider about low blood sugar and how to manage it.

How should I take Tresiba®?

  • Read the Instructions for Use and take Tresiba® exactly as your health care provider tells you to
  • Do not do any conversion of your dose. The dose counter always shows the selected dose in units
  • Know the type and strength of insulin you take. Do not change the type of insulin you take unless your health care provider tells you to
  • Adults - If you miss or are delayed in taking your dose of Tresiba®:
    • Take your dose as soon as you remember, then continue with your regular dosing schedule
    • Make sure there are at least 8 hours between doses
  • If children miss a dose of Tresiba®:
    • Call the healthcare provider for information and instructions about checking blood sugar levels more often until the next scheduled dose of Tresiba®
  • For children who need less than 5 units of Tresiba® each day, use a Tresiba® U-100 vial
  • Check your blood sugar levels. Ask your health care provider what your blood sugar levels should be and when you should check them
  • Do not reuse or share your needles or syringes with other people. You may give them a serious infection, or get a serious infection from them
  • Never inject Tresiba® into a vein or muscle
  • Never use a syringe to remove Tresiba® from the FlexTouch® pen
  • Tresiba® can be injected under the skin (subcutaneously) of your upper legs (thighs), upper arms, or stomach area (abdomen).
  • Change (rotate) your injection sites within the area you choose with each injectionto reduce your risk of getting lipodystrophy (pits in skin or thickened skin) and localized cutaneous amyloidosis (skin with lumps) at the injection sites.
    • Do notuse the exact same spot for each injection.
    • Do notinject where the skin has pits, is thickened, or has lumps.
    • Do notinject where the skin is tender, bruised, scaly or hard, or into scars or damaged skin.

What should I avoid while taking Tresiba®?

  • Do not drive or operate heavy machinery, until you know how Tresiba® affects you
  • Do not drink alcohol or use prescription or over-the-counter medicines that contain alcohol

What are the possible side effects of Tresiba®?

Tresiba® may cause serious side effects that can be life-threatening, including:

  • Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). Signs and symptoms that may indicate low blood sugar include dizziness, light-headedness, sweating, confusion, headache, blurred vision, slurred speech, shakiness, fast heart beat, anxiety, irritability, mood changes, and hunger.
  • Low potassium in your blood (hypokalemia)
  • Heart failure in some people if taken with thiazolidinediones (TZDs). This can happen even if you have never had heart failure or heart problems. If you already have heart failure, it may get worse while you take TZDs with Tresiba®. Tell your health care provider if you have any new or worse symptoms of heart failure including shortness of breath, tiredness, swelling of your ankles or feet, and sudden weight gain

Your insulin dose may need to change because of change in level of physical activity or exercise, increased stress, change in diet, weight gain or loss, or illness.

  • Common side effects may includeserious allergic reactions (whole body reactions), reactions at the injection site,skin thickening or pits at the injection site (lipodystrophy), itching, rash, swelling of your hands and feet, and weight gain.

Get emergency medical help if you have trouble breathing, shortness of breath, fast heartbeat, swelling of your face, tongue, or throat, sweating, extreme drowsiness, dizziness, or confusion.

What is Tresiba®?

  • Prescription Tresiba® is a long-acting insulin used to control high blood sugar in adults and children who are 1 year of age and older with diabetes
  • Tresiba® is not for people with diabetic ketoacidosis(increased ketones in the blood or urine)
  • It is not known if Tresiba® is safe and effective in children under 1 year of age
  • Tresiba® is available in 2 concentrations: 200 units/mL and 100 units/mL

Please see Prescribing Information for Tresiba®.

Tresiba® is a prescription medication.

Find help with insulin costs at Novocare.com/letushelp.

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

Fiasp®, FlexTouch®, Levemir®, NovoCare®, NovoFine®, NovoLog®, NovoLog® Mix 70/30, Tresiba®, and Xultophy® are registered trademarks of Novo Nordisk A/S.

Novo Nordisk is a registered trademark of Novo Nordisk A/S.

All other trademarks, registered or unregistered, are the property of their respective owners.

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Tresiba® Dosing | Tresiba® (insulin degludec) injection 100 Units/mL, 200 Units/mL? ›

For Tresiba® FlexTouch® U-100, the minimum dose is 1 unit and the maximum dose is 80 units in a single injection. For Tresiba® FlexTouch® U-200, the minimum dose is 2 units and the maximum dose is 160 units in a single injection.

What is the difference between Tresiba 200 units and 100 units? ›

With Tresiba 100 units/mL a dose of 1– 80 units per injection, in steps of 1 unit, can be administered. With Tresiba 200 units/mL a dose of 2– 160 units per injection, in steps of 2 units, can be administered. The dose is provided in half the volume of 100 units/mL basal insulin products.

How to switch Tresiba 100 to 200? ›

The Tresiba® 200 units/mL label and packaging also have a red box highlighting the strength. When switching between strengths of TresibaⓇ dose conversion should not be done - the pen shows the dose in units. Please see illustrations at the end of this letter (Further information on the correct use of Tresiba®).

What is the maximum dosing of Tresiba? ›

For Tresiba® FlexTouch® U-200, the minimum dose is 2 units, and the maximum dose is 160 units in a single injection. The Tresiba® vial allows dosing in half-unit increments. This may be helpful if you or your child is on a very small dose of Tresiba® (ie, less than 5 units).

Which insulin comes in 100 units and 200 units? ›

Tresiba® (insulin degludec) is an ultra-long-acting insulin. It is available as 100 units/ml and in a high strength as 200 units/ml. Tresiba® 100 units/ml is available as a cartridge and as a FlexTouch® prefilled pen (1-80 units) whereas the 200 units/ml is only available as a FlexTouch® prefilled pen (2-160 units).

Is Tresiba 200 stronger than 100? ›

Prescribing Tresiba. When sending prescribing information, be sure to specify the right formulation of Tresiba® for your patients: The U-100 pen has a maximum dose of 80 units per injection and is dosed in 1-unit increments. The U-200 pen has a maximum dose of 160 units per injection and is dosed in 2-unit increments.

What is the difference between Tresiba FlexTouch U-100 and U-200? ›

For Tresiba® FlexTouch® U-100, the minimum dose is 1 unit and the maximum dose is 80 units in a single injection. For Tresiba® FlexTouch® U-200, the minimum dose is 2 units and the maximum dose is 160 units in a single injection.

Does Tresiba come in 100 units mL and 200 units mL? ›

Tresiba® in a pre-filled pen is available in two strengths. “Tresiba® 100 units/mL” or “Tresiba® 200 units/mL” is clearly marked on the pen label and packaging.

What is the normal dosing for Tresiba? ›

Dosage for type 2 diabetes
Age groupRecommended Tresiba doseDosing frequency
adults who aren't already using insulin10 unitsonce per day
children ages 1 year and older who aren't already using insulinYour child's doctor will calculate a starting dose based on your child's body weight and blood sugar levels.
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How many units is Tresiba 100? ›

The active substance is insulin degludec. Each mL of solution contains 100 units of insulin degludec. Each pre-filled pen contains 300 units of insulin degludec in 3 mL solution.

Is it better to take Tresiba in the morning or at night? ›

Adult patients can take Tresiba® once daily, at any time of day. A smooth and steady release provides continuous coverage for longer than 24 hours.

What happens when you take too much Tresiba? ›

Symptoms of an overdose with Tresiba can include low blood sugar levels (hypoglycemia) and low potassium levels (hypokalemia).

How many units of insulin is normal? ›

The right dose depends on your target blood sugar level, how many carbs you're eating, and how active you are. You might start with four to six units of insulin. Your dose may go up two to three units every 3 days until you reach your blood sugar target.

Is U200 insulin stronger than U100? ›

Humalog U-200 is bioequivalent* to Humalog U-100; therefore you should expect similar efficacy and safety as Humalog U-1001. Humalog U-200 KwikPen delivers the same dose of insulin in half the liquid volume.

Is 200 units of insulin a lot? ›

In patients with type 2 diabetes, marked obesity, and insulin resistance, total daily insulin doses of 200 to 300 units are often required. In this setting, management for most patients includes a total of 1.0 to 2.0 units of insulin per kilogram per day; thus, in very obese patients, a larger total dose is required.

Does Tresiba come in 100 and 200 units? ›

Tresiba® comes in 3 administration options: Tresiba® FlexTouch® U-100, Tresiba® FlexTouch® U-200, and a U-100 10-mL vial. Use tabs below to see more information about each administration option. Don't forget to order NovoFine® Plus disposable needles.

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