Insulin glargine User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

• MizB
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 18, 2015

Lantus SoloStar (insulin glargine) for Diabetes, Type 2 "Lantus is great, but am going to try Levemir as their delivery system looks better. Lanus Solostar is fine for strong, large handed people, but if you have arthritis or are older, it is a chore to deliver - its too hard to push and too big to stretch your hand to insure it doesn't slip."

• Skyti...
• April 17, 2012

Lantus SoloStar (insulin glargine) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I have been using the Lantus Solostar for about a month now. The pen is very easy for me to use. At first I had trouble just using one hand, so now after I insert the needle, I hold the pen in my left hand and depress the plunger with my right hand. This gives me more control over the entire process and with no pain."

• NJano
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 10, 2019

Basaglar (insulin glargine) for Diabetes, Type 1 "My son has diabetes since the age 3. He was for 23 years on Humulin N which wasn’t great but we kept the blood sugar in control. The doctor switch his insulin to Basaglar....it is a disaster! His blood sugar is 450 to 500 if something happens to him I will sue the doctor and Lilly co. For selling this useless insulin to patients. We tried Lantus few years ago....was not working either...."

• Bee
• September 19, 2019

Basaglar (insulin glargine) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I was on Lantus. I changed to Basaglar for insurance reasons. I have had good results with my use of the insulin. My sugar levels have gone down. 113-140 in the morning. I used to be over 150 -200 each morning. I do take 48 units every morning, but I used to take more."

• klrei...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• March 18, 2019

Toujeo SoloStar (insulin glargine) for Diabetes, Type 2 "Have been on toujeo for over 2 years, taking 80 units at bedtime. Like the other reviewer, djricci, the toujeo has caused a rash to break out all over my body, especially on lower legs and scalp. The overall constant itching is driving me nuts. Results have been so-so, I am lucky if sugar is below 200 in the AM. Have also experienced some of the side effects others have noted (blurry vision, weight gain, dizziness)."

• Amano
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 1, 2021

Toujeo SoloStar (insulin glargine) for Diabetes, Type 1 "No. Just no. I haven't had the "unpredictable" that others have had. To me, it's very predictable; it doesn't work. And I mean, BGL (blood glucose levels) behaviour as if I had injected water under the skin. Nothing. Needing to wake up every two hours through the night to inject bolus correction, like some kind of human insulin pump. Toujeo, or rather "the glorified water", is a hard no."

• Pixie...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 5, 2020

Basaglar (insulin glargine) for Diabetes, Type 1 "Like many others, I was forced off Lantus by my insurance company. I just started the basaglar 3 days ago. Luckily I decided to not take my usual full dose until I saw how I reacted. Yesterday I crashed 2x. Today I cut the morning dose again. I have crashed and had to eat some fast carbs 3x today. It has been so erratic that I couldn't use my fast acting insulin with my meals....and have still crashed. I ate Christmas cracker and crashed...That alone should have sent me well over 200 without fast acting insulin. Sort of scared to go to bed. It has been 12 hours since my injection... and an after dinner crash is what sent me to this site to read reviews."

• KVolz
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 28, 2017

Basaglar (insulin glargine) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I began taking Lantus about 6 months ago, because the Metformin and Actos was no longer helping my glucose levels. About 6 weeks ago, I began taking Basaglar, because my insurance will no longer cover Lantus. At the same time I began Basaglar, my muscles and joints began hurting severely, and I wasn't able to do much other than exist. My doc sent me to physical therapy. No relief. I read somewhere that Basaglar can cause muscular and joint pain, so I decided to stop taking it temporarily, 48 hours later, I am pain free."

• sandy
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 22, 2019

Basaglar (insulin glargine) for Diabetes, Type 1 "My Basaglar pens constantly malfunction so I never get the required dose, sometimes not getting any and wonder what happens if the malfunctioning pen delivers too much one time, my other insulin pens do not have these issues..."

• Brady...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 11, 2018

Basaglar (insulin glargine) for Diabetes, Type 1 "Endo was trying to help us save $ and said this tier 1 medication was cheaper than Levemir, which is tier 2, and should be the same thing. It's NOT! Blood sugar levels (BSL) had previously been 140-160 in the morning with Levemir. The only thing we changed was I started taking Basaglar at night. BSL is now 250-290 in the morning. It takes all day to come back down, and I'm having to take higher doses of Novalog during the day to control my BSL. This medication is terrible! It should be taken off the market immediately."

• Lehigh
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 25, 2018

Basaglar (insulin glargine) for Diabetes, Type 2 "Don't buy this and waste your money and/or Medicare benefits. Get a sample first. I injected 40 units at 9 pm first night. By 9:30 my eyes were swelled shut and my throat was swelling shut. Called an ambulance and was treated for anaphylactic shock. Released the next day with a red/black/blue welt at the injection site & a handful of Tresiba samples. (Which was what I had used prior to insurance trying to save a buck) Tossed all the Basalgar samples out except the one I used in case the FDA should want it after I filed my MedWatch report. A horrid drug, was obviously rushed pass the FDA with under table hand shakes. Shame on them. Two days later still shaky with an unending headache!"

• Fay
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 14, 2023

Lantus SoloStar (insulin glargine) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I wanted to put this out there because it may be helpful to other Lantus Solar users. I have a lot of arthritis in my hands and was having a difficult time getting the needle off after using. It helps to squeeze the plastic top but I didn’t have the strength to do this. I now hold and squeeze it with a nut cracker and then turn the vial counter clockwise. It works every time. I hope this is helpful."

• Wren
• April 11, 2021

Toujeo SoloStar (insulin glargine) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I found this to be great at first, but like viktosa after 4 weeks of using my body reacted to it horribly. I started rotten egg burps which is a build up sulphur dioxide because food was now passing slower through digestive system, this would cause me to vomit rotten smelling food. The other side effect was feeling extremely tired and nauseous, chronic diarrhea which lasted for over a week, which in conjunction with the diarrhea caused a few accidents which was embarrassing at work as it would happen anytime. It made me scared to eat anything, my stomach became bloated within minutes of the injection, this was supposed to be a weekly dose for me. I stopped taking it for 3 weeks ago and all my symptoms went away, I then wanted to be sure this medication was the cause of my issues and I hadn't caught some other virus. So I took it on Thursday 8th April 2021 by Friday afternoon and all over the weekend my symptoms returned making me feel so unwell. So I won't be taking this anymore."

• Anonymous
• September 6, 2009

Lantus SoloStar (insulin glargine) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I have been on Lantus for a few years now. I love it, the ease in administration of the Solostar and of the cartridge pen is wonderful. I have never had a problem with it and when using it my sugars remain in good control and I feel wonderful."

• Algania
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 13, 2020

Toujeo SoloStar (insulin glargine) for Diabetes, Type 1 "After being diagnosed with Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) in March of 2019 I was given this drug and Humolog for meal dosing. I have good experiences with Toujeo SoloStar for 3 weeks at a time then sugars go crazy ups and downs. So I would change pens way earlier then is prescribed and sugars would be fine for awhile. First box I got said good for 28 days now they say 56 days. Well not so, only good for at least 3 weeks then have too discard and open new pen. Hope this info helps someone."

• Default...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• September 11, 2018

Basaglar (insulin glargine) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I have been fortunate. I've been on Lantus or Levemir for approximately 15 years. Despite its signature burning I use Lantus now because it's more effective. I find that it doesn't burn if I use a longer needle so that helps. Because I'm in the Medicare donut hole I've asked my doctor (just today) for a Basaglar rx. In the past he's given me sample Basaglar pen needles and I've found its effectiveness is identical to Lantus. I hope the cost will be lower since the donut hole cost right now is almost $300 for the Lantus. That means I've been relying on my regular insulin for control."

• Twosee
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• April 1, 2021

Lantus SoloStar (insulin glargine) for Diabetes, Type 2 "Lantus works very well. The pen itself is awful. It jams all the time. Then you have to get a new pen and inject yourself again. That mean you have to use a new needle also. These needles and pens are very expensive. You can't use the all of this insulin that you have paid for."

• Tbbxny
• February 27, 2017

Toujeo SoloStar (insulin glargine) for Diabetes, Type 1 "My blood sugars had been somewhat erratic, so my doctor suggested switching me from Lantus to Toujeo. The only benefit I've found with Toujeo is the ease with which the insulin injects (my Lantus pens took more effort to push). My sugars are more consistent now, but they are consistently high. I am hoping that this is just an adjustment period, but based upon the other negative reviews I've read, I don't think so. I expect that I'll be switching back to Lantus."

• betic
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 16, 2023

Toujeo SoloStar (insulin glargine) for Diabetes, Type 2 "Was put on Toujeo SoloStar back in early December, and ended up using 90 units to gain glucose control. My downsides were stiff joints and breathlessness which worsened with time and became a terrible pain in the top of my right lung 5 months on. I stopped the insulin and the pain was reduced within 24 hours and cleared within 72 hours. When I resumed taking the insulin I had awful pain back again within two hours, so stopped again and now a slow recovery over the next 72 hours. This should be removed from prescribing as is an awful drug and really made me ill."

• Kenne...
• July 14, 2017

Basaglar (insulin glargine) for Diabetes, Type 1 "Moved from levemir to basaglar as my insurance "Discovery Medical Aid" won't cover levemir. Been using basaglar for about 3 weeks now. It's been horrible so far. It appears to peak after 10 hours so that made it unpredictable given how they say it should work. I halved the dose to counter the hypo's but now sugars are higher than usual any other time. I feel out of focus and dizzy. My chest feels "fluish". I am considering going back to levemir and paying the large copayment."

• Anony...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 28, 2022

Basaglar (insulin glargine) for Diabetes, Type 1 "My insurance company sent me a letter telling me they wouldn’t cover Lantus but wanted me to switch to Basaglar. This insulin is terrible in my opinion! I pay lots of money for what my doctor prescribes, and I constantly need more and more insulin. I feel like this is a scam for diabetics to take advantage of our money as it is already so expensive for our condition! This isn’t right! Why dose our insurance companies tell us what insulins we need? Why is this not between the doctors and their patients? Now I’m having trouble managing my sugar. My A1c is off. I am trying to get enough insulin because this horrible insulin, in my opinion, doesn’t work for my body as well as the one that was working just fine. Why am I forced to switch medication? I feel like I am forced to try medication for a particular reason without being told? I think all of us who got these letters are owed an explanation"

• Bad...
• September 13, 2020

Basaglar (insulin glargine) for Diabetes, Type 2 "I have been using Basaglar for a couple years and my count was down to max of 156 in the evening under 100 in the morning. Since the last refill back in June 2020 count is never below 290 at any time and having serious problems with my feet swelling worst then when I was taking Lantus. This is a very bad batch and needs to be recalled."

• Jacki...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 6, 2020

Basaglar (insulin glargine) for Diabetes, Type 2 "Basaglar is dangerous. 1/2 to 1 full hour after a 10 mg shot my sugar dropped to 32. Not gradually either. Fine one second almost passed out the next. You feel like you are dying. This happened 3 nights in a row. I had been using it for 10 months up to the scary events. It was not a new pen. I had used 3/4 of the pen that gave me the dangerous shot."

• chels
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 8, 2020

Basaglar (insulin glargine) for Diabetes, Type 1 "I've been type 1 for 20 years and been on Lantus the majority of the time, my insurance switched me to Basaglar 4 months ago and I've gained 20 lbs. Also have had headaches and I already suffer from anxiety and depression but my depression seems to be a lot worse. DO NOT RECOMMEND!!! If I could give it a 0 out of 10 I would!"

• emg
• March 12, 2016

Toujeo SoloStar (insulin glargine) for Diabetes, Type 2 "taking 62 units, used to use lantus with no problem, have had major problem last month or so with pounding heart, and rapid pulse. Heart problem comes any time during the day, and is getting increasingly more of a constant...going to go back to Lantus, and that is too bad, but can not deal with side effects."