Insulin glargine for Diabetes, Type 2 User Reviews (Page 4)

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

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "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."

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

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "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) "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) "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) "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."

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

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "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) "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."

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

Toujeo SoloStar (insulin glargine) "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."

• Bad...
• September 13, 2020

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "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) "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."

• emg
• March 12, 2016

Toujeo SoloStar (insulin glargine) "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."

• Beware
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 13, 2021

Lantus SoloStar (insulin glargine) "The problem is not with the medication, the problem is with the design of the pen itself. The pen often jams. This is a problem when it happens during the injection. Sometimes it won't budge and the entire pen must be thrown out. Other times it will continue delivering the insulin if you apply a lot of pressure on the purple button at the tip. This happened to me and caused the needle to scratch the tissue under my skin. Within 2 days I was in the emergency room and then spent four days in the hospital trying to get this infection under control. Surgery was considered, but finally IV antibiotics over 5 days helped and I was released to continue medicating at home. The problem I believe is with the 'gear' mechanism that they use for delivery inside the pen. Each click of the gear is a nanosecond pause and opportunity for the pen to jam. I have seen other insulin manufacturers use a 'spiral' instead of a gear which propels the insulin fluidly and safely. Try Tresiba instead."

• DrRaouf
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 17, 2019

Toujeo SoloStar (insulin glargine) "I am Type 2 diabetic patient for almost 4 years. I used metformin and sitagliptin tablets but my A1C was always higher than 7.6 or even 8. I also had acute pancreatitis from Sitaglptin. My doctor prescribed me Toujeo SoloStar with metformin which improved my results but after meal blood sugar was still high. The doctor added NovoRapid insulin with the meals. Now my A1C is 5.6 and fasting glucose is below 7.2 , very satisfied with my medication."

• Louis...
• October 28, 2016

Lantus SoloStar (insulin glargine) "I have been using Lantus La SoloStar for more than 5 years with excellent results. I inject 80 units before bedtime. While the medicine certainly does its job and keeps my sugars in check, I have to agree with the fact that using the plunger mechanism is a nuisance quite frequently. I have large hands so the small hand complaint is not my issue -- it's a matter of the amount of force required to push the plunger to make it operate that's the problem. It would be appreciated if the manufacturer would take peoples complaints into consideration and redesign the plunger system. I have used other such pens in the past in an effort to help control my sugars and their plungers were nowhere near as difficult as the Lantus."

• John...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 18, 2019

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "About the same results as on Lantus, although Basaglar is cheaper and makes my co pay cheaper as well. Aches and pains go along with Insulin trying to get your muscle to accept glucose which is the main reason for the treatment. My only side effect is a tired feeling sometimes. I cannot comment on the dosage accuracy because I have no way to measure this. I have to assume because my fasting numbers are pretty stable the dose must be accurate. If you add carbs certain days because this is long acting insulin its going to affect you days after. This Basaglar seems comparable to Lantus in how it works and the results I get. I will stick with it, because it saves me money with little negative affect."

• Fish4me
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 18, 2015

Toujeo SoloStar (insulin glargine) "I was put on Toujeo Solostar on 07/13/2015. It was discovered that I have a carcinoid tumor and my Endo said that Metformin can irritate the cancer,so he wanted me to start Toujeo and Humalog Kwik pen asap.When I was taking the Metformin,my BS were in the low 100's. On Toujeo and Humalog,the sugars are in the 200's. I'm at my wits end. Every time the endo. decides to put me on Insulin,my sugars go through the roof,if I'm on Metformin,the sugars are far below the 200's."

• Marmim
• July 29, 2010

Lantus SoloStar (insulin glargine) "I've been using this for a month now and it seems to be helping with the blood sugars. However I find the pen hard to use. I have small hands and the pen is to wide for me to grip easily and the plunger even harder to push down to inject. I hate needles so this is ideal way for me but something slimmer and easier to push would help. At 56 iu now it's virtually impossible to avoid pain with the injection."

• Lauren
• February 27, 2018

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "For some reason this formula seems to work better for me than Lantus did. Not sure why because they are allegedly the same thing. However, I never actually experienced anything like a "low" with Lantus. In fact, it seems to me that Lantus just didn't do much for me at all in terms of lowering blood sugar. Makes no sense unless maybe Lantus really needs to be refrigerated the whole time. The Basaglar pen is easier for me to use because it is just smoother during the injection process for me."

• Lurchie
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 18, 2018

Lantus SoloStar (insulin glargine) "I find it takes much more pressure to administer the insulin than it should. Also, I'm concerned that I'm not getting the proper dose because there seems to be a puddle of insulin on my skin after dosing. I've used the Tresiba pen and it was great - but my insurance won't cover anything but the Lantus pen."

• Alano
• Taken for 10 years or more
• September 17, 2019

Lantus SoloStar (insulin glargine) "I have been taking Lantus for about 10 years and like it. I have always been getting it in the vials and using the BD needles (1/2 inch). This 3-month supply came in the pens due to a screwed up order from the doctor's office. The pens are complete garbage. with "Ease of use" a ZERO. To set the dose, you rotate the end-cap to the desired amount. As my dose is 100 per day, the pen only goes to 80. Therefore I must dial up 2 50 unit doses. The needle are so thin and too short. Administering requires FORCEFULLY pressing the end cap button making the dial unwind back to 0 each time. Excessive pressure is required, while trying to hold the 1/4 inch needle in at the same time always results in bent needles and often breaking needles. Whoever designed this piece of rubbish should be forced to use it daily. If you have a choice, never use the pens and stick to the standard needles!"

• Jimpoe
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 2, 2016

Toujeo SoloStar (insulin glargine) "Was on language for 4 years no side effects was taking 58 units,been on toujeo for 3 weeks and I'm beginning to notice a pounding heart beat off and on it started yesterday I hope this passes cause I like the numbers i'm getting wasn't getting these kind of numbers with language."

• John
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 1, 2022

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "So many issues with this Basaglar insulin I don't know where to start. From inaccurate dosing with pens, to a belief that there are significant differences in batches in effectiveness. I do not believe it has the properties to sustain a 24-hr. release affect. It seems mostly ineffective after 15 hours. Splitting dose into two did not change this effectiveness either."

• Thomas...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 27, 2022

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "It's great if you want to gain 30 pounds in 8 weeks and have your blood sugar fluctuate between 125 and 350. Mark my words, in 10 years, this will be one of those medicines they write stories about how dangerous -it is and how it damaged people"

• sun...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 6, 2022

Semglee (insulin glargine) "I found out Lantus wasn't covered by my insurance about June 2022 and Semglee was replacement although copay assistance card made copay 0. I finally started taking after using up some Lantus and after a week I have some hives and itching. Also I'm unusually tired when I'm not doing anything vs when I wasn't taking it. I'm going see if I can increase my Trulicity and get off Semglee totally"

• Rebaf
• July 18, 2016

Toujeo SoloStar (insulin glargine) "When my doctor first put me on this I didn't like it. My sugars went up, but since I have been on it for awhile now, my a1c numbers have come down and my sugars numbers in the morning have also come down. Here lately they have been around 145 and in the afternoon they are around 106. I am impressed with toujeo so far."