Lantus SoloStar User Reviews & Ratings

• Jim...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 27, 2013

For Type 2 Diabetes "When I realized I was diabetic, I was very ill. My vision went blurry, my tongue was bleeding, sores would form and not heal on my arms, so thirsty, urinating every 15 mins, etc. I have Type 2 diabetes and went on to Lantus as soon as the hospital released me. This is the best and safest way to keep your blood sugar levels normal. I have had control of my diabetes for 7 months now, and it is so easy. Had to see an endocrinologist today, and he tried to put me on Byetta, and I told him no way will you change me from my Lantus SoloStar, as it never makes me feel bad and always makes me feel good and in control. Lantus is really great."

• Rea...
• October 16, 2010

For Type 2 Diabetes "Lantus has been amazing for me. I struggled for so long with high blood sugar numbers, and Lantus has changed that for me. I actually have normal numbers now! Lantus SoloStar is so easy to use and completely painless! It's been incredible. Just one injection lasts all day long. Also, Lantus doesn't peak, so no low blood sugars here! I recommend Lantus and give it a ten rating. I can't stress enough how amazed I am at how well this product works! I was struggling with my blood sugar being high for so long, and nothing seemed to be working! I tried pills, other insulins, and still I was high! After taking Lantus, my blood sugar level was actually normal! It continues to stay normal now. I was so surprised at first, I even double-checked my meter!"

• Nor...
• March 16, 2016

For Type 2 Diabetes "It seems equal to other insulin products, with the exception of the delivery system. The pen they use is junk. I'll go further, it is hazardous. The more I use it, the more pens I find that jam up. Their little rubber part gets deformed and stops going down. When it stops, you apply more pressure, and the needle wiggles and actually tears your skin. Sometimes, when you pull the pen out, it will release and squirt the insulin out into the air. The problem has been ongoing across numerous pens and numerous lots. It is a design flaw or manufacturing defect."

• mca...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 17, 2015

For Type 2 Diabetes "I am new to having to use insulin, and I hate injections. While this Lantus works well to control my blood sugar, twice now, the pen has locked up with 30 units of insulin remaining. Forcing me to open a new pen and inject myself a second time to complete the prescribed dosage, this, along with the loss now of 60 units of medication, is very annoying."

• Kei...
• October 6, 2014

For Type 2 Diabetes "Insulin works fine, just have trouble with pen. Always pain and pen jammed once. I use another brand of pen with no problems. Went over how to use video. I thought I was doing something wrong. But was not. Don't know why I get pain from this."

• SMP...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 12, 2024

For Type 2 Diabetes "I'm here just to say that I wish other makers of FlexPens would do as well as those who designed the Lantus SoloStar ones. I'm surprised to see the negative comments and must assume that they've since made changes! I use two others, Humalog and Ozempic, and the Lantus SoloStar is significantly better. The insulin itself works well for me."

• Sky...
• April 17, 2012

For Type 2 Diabetes "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."

• Two...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• April 1, 2021

For Type 2 Diabetes "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 means you have to use a new needle also. These needles and pens are very expensive. You can't use all of this insulin that you have paid for."

• Miz...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 18, 2015

For Type 2 Diabetes "Lantus is great, but I'm going to try Levemir as their delivery system looks better. Lantus SoloStar is fine for strong, large-handed people, but if you have arthritis or are older, it is a chore to deliver - it's too hard to push and too big to stretch your hand to ensure it doesn't slip."

• Anonymous
• September 6, 2009

For Type 2 Diabetes "I have been on Lantus for a few years now. I love it, the ease in administration of the SoloStar and 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."

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

For Type 2 Diabetes "I wanted to put this out there because it may be helpful to other Lantus SoloStar 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 nutcracker and then turn the vial counterclockwise. It works every time. I hope this is helpful."

• Bew...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 13, 2021

For Type 2 Diabetes "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."

• Lur...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 18, 2018

For Type 2 Diabetes "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."

• Lou...
• October 28, 2016

For Type 2 Diabetes "I have been using Lantus 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 people's 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."

• Mar...
• July 29, 2010

For Type 2 Diabetes "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 too wide for me to grip easily, and the plunger is even harder to push down to inject. I hate needles, so this is an ideal way for me, but something slimmer and easier to push would help. At 56 units now, it's virtually impossible to avoid pain with the injection."

• DRa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 25, 2018

For Type 2 Diabetes "I have liked using Lantus SoloStar until this last pen. I am concerned I am not getting the correct dosage as I too experience the puddling/leakage, and sometimes it weeps from the site. Using the same needles, I wonder if it is a defective pen or if it is malfunctioning."

• Ala...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• September 17, 2019

For Type 2 Diabetes "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 needles 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!"

• Ste...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 8, 2021

For Type 2 Diabetes "These pens are garbage! I use mostly products from Novo Nordisk, who have the pen design to perfection. Lantus SoloStar pens are like someone uneducated tried to copy and failed miserably. The insulin itself works well enough, the delivery method is laughable. It needs a serious redesign, one with users in mind."

• Jim...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 26, 2022

For Type 2 Diabetes "I want to say my doctors had me on this for about 8 to 9 months, but I hadn’t been taking it regularly with my glimepiride and metformin. So the doctor put me on a shot of Trulicity once a week, along with 22 units daily of the Lantus SoloSTAR, along with the Metformin and the glimepiride. And although it’s my fault for the numbers to be running in the 160 to 170 range, the numbers are way better than they used to be, and there are really little to no spikes whatsoever unless I’m not exercising or I’m eating poorly."

• Win...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• April 18, 2016

For Type 2 Diabetes "I was on Lantus SoloStar pens for nine months. What bugged me was the dose I was taking never matched the dose lines on the pen, also, there was always at least 10 to 15 units left in the pen that could not come out. My co-pay was $340.00 for 5 pens. I got up to needing 70 units a day, one pen equaled 4 days. I solved that by going to vials and syringes. Still taking Lantus, it is the only insulin I have been on, so not sure it is best for me."

• Mat...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• December 9, 2017

For Type 2 Diabetes "Insulin works fine, just have trouble with the pen. Always pain and pen jammed twice. Needle tip bends due to unwanted pressure, need to put on the injecting switch. Novolog pen is easy to use. Already reported this problem to the company in July 2017 and returned the defective pen to the company. It happened again."

• Tor...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 3, 2020

For Type 2 Diabetes "Been taking Lantus for just over a month. Has anyone else suffered from mouth and throat sores? Feels like a pill caught in your throat and cold sores inside your lip and on the side of your tongue. Very painful when you're trying to eat. Hopefully, I can see the doctor that prescribed this tomorrow, as I am unable to eat for 3 days now."

• v_r...
• June 14, 2009

For Type 2 Diabetes "This medicine seemed to work well for a short period of time for a friend as well as myself. Now I find that if I increase my dosage drastically or decrease my dosage drastically (over 20 units), it will help get my blood sugar where I need them, according to my doctor."

• Lin...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 7, 2025

For Diabetes, Type 1 "I would rather have my insulin pump that also displayed my blood sugar every 15 minutes. I really miss my pump (taken off by a doctor in the emergency room). I learned later my pump was fine, I had been given faster insulin to put in it, so it was the insulin, not the pump. I will ask my doctor if I can put it on and use it tomorrow when I see him. The SoloStar was fine, but I miss my pump."

• Aus...
• February 24, 2009

For Type 2 Diabetes "Lantus SoloStar Pen is easy to use - I get very few 'hypos.' My levels are more stable. I feel wonderful since using this. I have now been on Lantus for 12 months."