Basaglar User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)

• Jersey...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 21, 2020

For Diabetes, Type 2 "My insurance company changed from Toujeo to Basaglar last year. The pen does not give a consistent dosage and there are also many air bubbles in the pen. Also the pen does not glide easily. My A1C is not consistent. Next Dr appointment I am going to speak to him about increasing dosage. I have complained to him about this pen. I also spoke to my pharmacist and he told me there are other complaints about Basaglar."

• Basag...
• April 10, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 1 "Insurance company forced me to switch from Lantus to Basaglar. Over the course of several years of using Lantus, I had no problems. But with Basaglar, as soon as I started taking it, I had flu-like symptoms that never subsided. Every night I was having stomach problems. I hope Basaglar gets taken off the market, because it's pure garbage"

• Bags
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 7, 2018

For Diabetes, Type 1 "My insurance company made me wwitch to Basaglar from Lantus. Worked ok for about 2-3 weeks then my blood sugars were all over the place. Switched back to Lantus (after having to fight my insurance to cover it) and my blood sugars were perfect again. I wear a Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) System and would watch my sugars not remain constant and pin ball on Basaglar. Ever since I switched back to Lantus they are perfect again. Do. Not. Switch. To. Basaglar."

• Henry
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 12, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 1 "My son asked "Dad, could this new insulin be a placebo?" His blood sugar was consistently high on Basaglar. He increased the dose, but it did not help. He has a continuous glucose monitor (CGM), so he's very aware of how things are going. My other son had a different experience -- very inconsistent blood sugar levels. He had both highs and lows while on Basaglar that were unexplained by other things. He has a CGM too, so it was pretty clear what happened after the switch. I believe in the FDA process and generics or biosimilars or whatever they're called. But Basaglar didn't work for us. Back on Lantus now and back to normal."

• Lis
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 18, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 1 "This Basaglar insulin doesn't work for me at all. I'm very disappointed because my blood sugar levels are erratic. I can't eat if my blood sugar reading is 269 or even higher. I'm always hungry and don't feel healthy having stomach aches very often . I hope this nightmare will end and this impotent insulin will be taken off the market . What a garbage ."

• Mike
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 3, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 1 "I was taking Lantus and it worked very well. Forced to change because of health plan and now I have very high blood sugars all of the time- never in range since switching. BASAGLAR DOES NOT WORK. Health plan said they were saving 25 million- I wonder why."

• RWR
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 10, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 1 "My medical aid in 2018 forced the Basaglar insulin (long working) as the only insulin they will fully cover on my medical aid plan/cover. I previously used Protaphane insulin as long-acting insulin. Since I used Basaglar insulin my daily usage of both the long- and short-acting (Humalog) insulin has increased dramatically. When I started with Basaglar insulin I have kept it to the similar dosage as I used with the Protaphane insulin but I was shocked that the Basaglar insulin do not worked as the Protaphane insulin. To kept my sugar levels between 6 and 10, I had to almost double my usage with the Basaglar insulin. The Basaglar insulin had a negative impact on my health as I was forced by my medical aid provider to only use Basaglar insulin. My review is that the Basaglar insulin is the worst insulin I have ever used."

• Naomi
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 4, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 2 "My doctor had me take Basaglar as a generic for Lantus. Bad mistake, I ended up fainting a lot or passing out slept all day and woke up to 313 blood sugar this is without eating or even drinking. This is without taking Metformin pill but still disappointed. I have seen my blood sugar at the highest close to 250 after eating a large meal and this was not worth taking."

• Coach
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• December 24, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Well I for one can honestly say THIS MEDICATION Basaglar does not work! Blood sugar was 400 after taking 40units of Basaglar overnight blood sugar when I woke up was 360 so I had to take rapid acting insulin to bring blood sugar down. I think they are trying get rid of us all with this stuff!"

• SLano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 23, 2020

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I used Lantus for years. Starting Jan. this year, my insurance company forces me to switch to Basaglar which is totally not working for me. I have data in the reader to prove my A1C is going higher than ever. Why would insurance companies force patients to switch to a drug that is not proven?"

• pdano
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 4, 2020

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Basaglar is the worst! Only lowered blood sugar from 211 to 177 with 15u. It did produce a screaming tinnitus, insomnia, muscle ache, blurred vision, difficulty focusing, shaky, brain throb, head in a fog, higher blood pressure, anxiety, panic spells, nightmares hallucinations seeing something that is not there. There is a lot more in this than the manufacturer claims. It is only good in the garbage can and is where it is now. I feel a lot better not taking it and it was inhibiting my exercise and diet program. On track now."

• Rich
• August 2, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 1 "Like everyone else my insurance company forced me to switch from Lantus to Basaglar. Within a week I had a strange rash on my torso. Only recently did a biopsy conclude that it began when I began Basaglar. Other side effects for me are extreme exhaustion and decline in muscle strength. Instability walking and serious weight gain. In the past 18 months I have been totally unable to control my blood sugars and it is taking a toll on my health. I am now having to fight with my insurance company to cover Lantus. "

• Afra
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 6, 2018

For Diabetes, Type 2 "My doctor put me on Basaglar and now I am experiencing joint pain in my shoulders, muscle cramps very often in my legs and arms, tingling and numbness in my fingertips and for the first time I had my chest feeling tight at night. So I saw a cardiologist and he wants me to do a stress test and I never had an indication of heart problems until taking Basaglar and my sugar readings now tend to increase throughout the day. My doctor recommended me to take a 2nd dose.. and even after the 2nd dose my sugar tends to increase throughout the day and several times it got as high as 385 by 3:30 p.m. which to me seems unusual so I began testing my sugar levels around 4:30 or 5 p.m. and they were still high.....around 250 or some times higher. The only thing it does do is lower my sugar at night. I've had high sugar levels 4 hours after eating lunch around 12:00 12:30 pm - this is something else that is happening. I do not want to take this medicine anymore I want out."

• John
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 25, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 2 "In my experience Basaglar is not as effective as Lantus. I was on Lantus for a year and managed my BGL (blood glucose levels) just fine. I was taking Metformin ER as well. Then I went off Lantus for about a year but my A1C crept up again. I started on Basaglar for the savings in costs. I noticed right away that Basaglar was not as effective at reducing my BGL over time. I ended up using a short acting along with it which added to my overall costs. Not sure in the end its worth the savings if you have to add additional meds to supplement its less effectiveness."

• TJano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 19, 2020

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Was taking lantus pen and blood sugar was under 100, I was feeling good. Since my insurance forced me to start using Basaglar pen my blood sugar shot up to over 400 sometimes 526 and I can't get it below 300. Nothing else changed but the insulin."

• Mmm
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 6, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 1 "Not sure if its purely due to basaglar, but ever since I've taken this medication I've been getting respiratory infections after stopping this medication the infections disappeared. I was on antibiotics weeks after weeks so at this point I'm going to blame poor quality of this product. This insulin is just not worth the damage; "flu like" symptoms is honestly the best way to explain it. The way the medication is metabolized by the body definitely has an issue somewhere more R&D should've been done. Please Eli Lily this product is very unpredictable compared to other insulins (levemir/lantus/humulin) its most definitely not as aggressive as lantus is. It also seems to not work very well with novolog in my experience its like gambling."

• JPano
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 22, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 2 "A1c was 11.6 before Basalgar. Started at 10 units once a day and now at 14 units once a day with 500 ER metformin and my A1c is 7.1 and glucose levels around 105 to 140; down from 220-250 before. Been on basalgar for 7 months and feel pretty good. Overall a good cheap medicine."

• John...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 25, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Basaglar was not as effective over 24 hours as Lantus in my experience. It seems to work, but it has a shorter effective period when its actually lowering BGL (blood glucose levels). I was on Lantus over a year and found that it was more even over 24 hour control. I use Basaglar in AM once a day at 30 units. Haven't tried splitting dose but may try if A1C is not better controlled. Sadly, the costs is a big factor in Basaglar choice over Lantus."

• Rose...
• August 11, 2017

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I too am having a difficult time trying to figure out dosage. For example I take the same dose every night: Wednesday night I have some cheese, sausage and 1/4 cup pretzels my morning sugar level was 158. Last night I had a huge bowl of ice cream, morning sugar 90. WTH!! This stuff also burns while injecting. I absolutely hate it."

• Jenn
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 15, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 1 "Basaglar has been a bad experience for me. I've been on it for 2 years now and my blood sugars are much more unpredictable and higher than previously when taking Lantus. I hope to get an insurance that will cover Lantus again!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 7, 2020

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I normally just read comments, however I need to share my experience with Basaglar to help someone else. I started on Basaglar the end of January 2020. Since then I have ended up in the urgent room twice and my dr office once. Though this medication has helped lower my fasting blood sugar to an average of 90 to 114. It has given me constant shortness of breath. It's frightening to feel this way while going through corona virus pandemic. After reading the comments it made sense. I am going back to my doctor and will ask to be taken off this medication."

• rmod
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 21, 2018

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I also was on Lantus and my readings were good. But my insurance company is making me use cheaper basaglar and I also get muscle pain a little and my readings are higher. I was in the 90's to 130 with Lantus, but with the basaglar, I am in the 250 range or a little lower. It starts low in the morning and gradually get higher, and it also fluctuates and it does not last the 24 hours. If it lasts 8 hours it is a surprised. Thinking of telling FDA."

• Bri
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 2, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 1 "It’s terrible I just started last night and my experience is horrible this should be recalled my stomach has the worst cramps ever, I can’t sleep my glucose is very high, I feel extremely sluggish. In the morning I’m going to get back on lantus this medicine is like a poison"

• Thinton
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 6, 2018

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Twice now my blood sugar has bottomed out. A couple weeks ago it went to 29. Today, the glucometer said LOW. Had my daughter not been here to get me food and more glucose tabs, I would probably be in a coma or have already passed at this point. On the first occasion, I'm aware that I nicked a vein as I pulled the pen back and saw a speck of blood. When I mentioned this to my doctor, she said that couldn't happen because this is a basal insulin. I thought maybe she was right. But it happened this morning. I haven't felt like doing much, but have taken time to read. This DOES act like a fast acting insulin if it gets in your bloodstream. My mom was a diabetic to. She passed last July. The doctors told me her blood sugar got so low her body seized and she went into a coma. I couldn't understand how this happened when my mom had continually high blood sugar. How could it get so low. Now I know. What can be done about this? Even my doctor who prescribed this said it couldn't happen."

• Torito
• October 5, 2017

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I was switched by my insurance to Basaglar before then I was on lantus with blood sugar readings of 140-170 on average ever since the switch I've been reading at 230 or higher. My eating habits have not changed, fasting between meals and small snack before bed I've also changed the injection site to no improvement"