Basaglar User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

• Patri...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 8, 2021

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I was recently switched from bydureon to basagalar and that mess raised my blood sugar, never lowered it and gave me headaches. Now I eat red grapefruit which lowers my blood sugar instantly and no more meds for me. These meds are so bad for you before they heal you. Home remedies work better my blood sugar was 216 grape fruit took it down to 163"

• Diabe...
• June 27, 2021

For Diabetes, Type 1 "Type1 Diabetic for 59 years. I have been on every insulin ever made over the years. Insurance switched me from Lantus, which worked very well for me. Basaglar is a poorly manufactured product - constant air bubbles in pens (which require wasted insulin as I tap and release trying to get rid of them. Have to be careful dialing up doses as it doesn't seem to deliver correct amounts. Have constant lows in the mornings and a strange drop around 10:30 at night. I have a G-6 which alerts me to this nonsense. I have found that I am developing a bulge on my left thigh. I don't think the insulin is absorbing properly. I had switched to injecting on the left thigh (side)."

• Tim
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 28, 2022

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Was made to take basaglar by walmart. Took basaglar for one day and blood glucose levels (BGL) went up from 140 to 280 .Started taking more Humalog to off set the highs. After one month on basaglar started having 550 bgl. Increased units from 88 Lantus to 110 units basaglar and no change. After 3 months started getting numbness in both feet. Never in my 25 years on Lantus have I ever had anything over 300 s .Finally got Dr to write letter to insurance Co and got Lantus back and levels went back to my normal levels. I took my 88 units once a day down from my final high of 118 of basaglar. Basaglar is a zero being water would do the same as it did. Thanks to the Lantus company for there card or I would be dead by now. Went to walmart and was going to pay 280 dollars a month for lantus when basaglar was 30 a month Co pay. I was than told about the lantus card and received lantus free for awhile."

• Quirky
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 28, 2021

For Diabetes, Type 2 "As with other patients, the insurance company forced me to use Basaglar in lieu of lantus, side effects are dangerous. Started having sleepless nights the painful swollen legs and body aches. Called my dr and he has switched me to treseba. My question is why does the insurance company risk our lives to save a few dollars, when the are boasting about making money every year? This is a horrible Medication."

• Daily
• October 28, 2020

For Diabetes, Type 1 "I’m a 40 year brittle insulin-dependent diabetic on a sliding scale. Been using the Basaglar pen sense 2018 had no problem besides the pen it’s self, until the past week I’ve had to double my nova log for each meal had to increase my basaglar by three units don’t know what’s going on? Control number D210703A Exp. Date 04/2022 Serial No. 007881921625 Anyone else having The same problem love to hear from you thanks...."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• June 8, 2022

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Seems almost everyone was switch off insulin that works to Basaglar in 2016. I take 90 per day in addition to 1000 metformin twice day and fast acting up to 3x a day. When I started Basaglar it seem to work. It gradually started being less effective it is now like I am using water. My morning were running up to 90 they now run up to 200. In 2021 I started itching on all the soft parts of my skin, shoulder pains, fatigue, sleeping issues and weight gain. I have discussed issues with my doctor he doesn't feel that Basaglar is the issue. I go to see him in a month It's time to demand a change."

• JayBee
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 26, 2020

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Using Basaglar for about a month now and getting good results. Levels are in normal range at 12 units but I have side effects of ringing in my ears all day but worse at night after injection. Also a dull headache and some shoulder pain thats not too bad yet. As dosage increased ringing gets louder. However it does work for me and my insurance only covers this brand. Since I have only been on it a short time I will have to wait and see if side effects get better or worse."

• Timsm...
• October 3, 2020

For Diabetes, Type 2 "After reading many of the reviews about this insulin and experiencing some of the same side effects I have come to learn Basaglar Kwik pen is not the insulin I need. Blood sugar remains high and my feet and ankles are swelling up. Ankle pain is getting intense at times."

• CaliC...
• August 13, 2020

For Diabetes, Type 1 "Since using this insulin, I cannot bring my bs down with my R insulin. I am on a diet of less than 20 total carbs per day, and did not previously have this problem. I dose of 6 units basaglar last night and I have had to take 4 injections today of 20 units each, my sugar will not stay down. There is something very wrong with this basaglar "insulin" and this will be looked into."

• JohnIL
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 3, 2022

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Well, my insurance informed me they won't cover Lantus anymore. I will have to go back on Basaglar. My last experience with Basaglar was not positive, I had higher fasting numbers than I did with Lantus. I am expecting the same this time but unlike last time my doctor won't be able to switch me back to Lantus. I am also on Novolog too, so I may have to take more short acting to counter Basaglar. Really unfortunate that insurance makes these decisions based purely on costs, and never weighs the benefits of a certain drug per each patient."

• Sherry
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 26, 2020

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I have had trouble with basaglar since my first use. There always are air bubbles in it. Before each use I click 2 to relieve the bubbles so I do not feel that I am getting 100 units per pen as advertised. The first dose does not flow from pen correctly. Have called Lilly on numerous occasions and have received no satisfaction from their costumer service. I’m Done with basaglar. There are many other insulin products."

• GFM
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 5, 2022

For Diabetes, Type 2 "The new basaglar quick pens are very difficult to use, I am a plenty strong enough man and barely have enough force to get the new twisty plunger back in. I am bending the needle etc, it is not a safe situation?!!"

• Basuser
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• March 10, 2020

For Diabetes, Type 1 "I have been a Type I Diabetic for 43 years and have been using Basaglar in conjunction with Humalog for the past 3 years and it works perfectly. My A1C has consistently been around 6.5. My use of Basaglar has been to set a baseline for 24 hours. I take the Humalog prior to eating. My lows can always be traced to not having enough carbs to counteract the insulin. For those experiencing problems, please talk with you physician and see if there needs to be dosing changes."

• Jejen
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 30, 2021

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I am a type 2 diabetic first I was taking lantus after being diagnosed in June last year due to My insurance I was switched to basalagar so far I haven't had any problems at all this medicine has helped me a lot to drop My a1c keep in mind this is coming from some one was in the ICU because my sugar was so high"

• Tony
• August 28, 2020

For Diabetes, Type 1 "So I have been on basaglar for 2 months and as far as the effectiveness of the insulin it isn’t the best but it isn’t terrible either. What is the true downfall of basaglar is the injecting mechanism. For example, tresiba has a mechanism that helps push the insulin out of the pen into your body. Basaglar is completely manual and you must push on the pen forcefully to get the dose out. It may not seem like a big deal but if you have been a diabetic for years you’ll realize that you might need extra help from your pen to push that insulin past all the scar tissue. In closing, the main reason I wrote this was because I just did a dose and no less than 1/4 of the dose was wasted because the pen mechanism is an absolute abomination. Other than that it’s ok"

• South...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• July 11, 2022

For Diabetes, Type 1 "Due to a shortage of Lantus I had to get Basaglar as a replacement. 3 days in and it is awful. My sugars go up at night (alarm on my phone) so I took 2 units of Apida. 2 hours later I'm at 2.9. Alarms again. The pen is awful, it doesn't 'click' when you inject so I can't count the units I'm actually getting. NO comparison to Lantus. I absolutely can't stand this stuff. STAY AWAY from the cheap stuff is all I can say."

• Pjj
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 19, 2021

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I was on Victoza 1.2 dose and my type 2 diabetes was well controlled. Had a flare up of haemorrhoids and the cream caused a blood sugar spike. After three weeks and the roids still an issue, my dr added Basaglar 40 units. My sugar went higher, I was nauseated, severe fatigue and depression. Took if for three months and no improvement in fact most BG readings are much worse than before Basaglar. Talking to my dr soon and dropping the Basaglar. Just did not work for me and made me feel much worse."

• Trisha
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• December 11, 2021

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Woke up with a fasting blood sugar of 80. Had shortness of breath and rapid heartbeat. I had body muscle aches all day. Very unreliable insulin. I stopped using this one tonight, as I feel it is dangerous."

• CTRozek
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 16, 2021

For Diabetes, Type 1 "I am a type 1 diabetic who was taking Lantus for years with an average A1C of 6.8 to 7.4. Insurance switched me to Levemir which faded after 20 hours and increased my A1C to the high sevens. Then tried Basaglar in spite of all the bad reviews it got. Well don't believe everything you read! This stuff is even better than Lantus! My A1C dropped from 7.9 to 7.3 the last 3 months which still included about 1 month that I had still been taking Levemir. I feel great! Thank you Lilly!"

• unhap...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 24, 2023

"I was switched from Levemir to Basaglar because my skin was reacting to the Levemir. I got giant hives that were itchy. Basaglar is working better for me in terms of lowering my fasting sugar levels. However, the pen is much harder to use than the Levemir pen, especially if you inject yourself. Horrible design. And the injection site hurts for a little bit afterward. Not sure if that is from the pen itself or the medication, but I did not have these problems with the Levemir injection pens."

• dcgirl
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 18, 2022

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I was on Lantus for 2+ years and it had worked well. I was switched to Baslagar due to insurance no longer approving coverage for Lantus. Since switching my blood glucose is higher than it was when on Lantus plus having issues such as stomach pain/issues, leg cramps, insomnia, tinnitus, headaches etc. The Baslagar pens are often faulty and don't dispense the correct dose. I've already called manufacturer twice with pens issues and all they even do is go through trouble shooting then tell me the pen is ok to use. The dial does not feel right when I dial the dose and I've even physically marked the pens and I can tell it's not always dispensing the correct dose. I know how long a pen should last and I'm still using the pens with the Baslagar 2-3 days after my pen should be used up. I'm going to beg my dr tomorrow to help me get my insurance to put me back on Lantus not only does the Baslagar pen not work right the drug itself is NOT equal to Lantus no matter what the manufacturer says."

• Frutr...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 10, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Basaglar is GARBAGE. A placebo, which has absolutely no effect on blood sugar. Doc wanted to switch me from novolin 70/30, but I find this has no effect. None. This should be illegal."

• Hag
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 29, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I just got this today as I am out of my tresiba, which worked great and over-all lowered my blood glucose. I am terrified to take this after reading all these reviews."

• Him
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 13, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I checked blood sugars (BS) 186 before going to bed, I injected 42 unit of basaglar. I checked BS in the morning after 9 hrs slept, 196. I have been on this drug for a year. I'm disappointed."

• Jkh
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 11, 2018

For Diabetes, Type 1 "Not controlling blood sugar very well at all....pretty disappointed."