Toujeo SoloStar User Reviews & Ratings

• Dex...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 18, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 1 "My endo switched me from Lantus to Toujeo about 8 weeks ago. It has been a disaster for me ever since switching. I have extreme highs and lows. I go to bed with blood sugar normal and wake up with it approaching 275 or higher. Occasionally, I have a high blood sugar and will take a Humalog correction, often with no effect. I constantly have high blood sugars for most of the day. This did not happen when I was taking Lantus. Now, the only times I can have steady blood sugars on Toujeo is when I don’t eat! This is unacceptable! I do agree with some other comments here: Toujeo is a substandard insulin and should be taken off the market immediately! BTW, I am a type 1 diabetic since 1977. Toujeo is terrible!!!!"

• Ste...
• February 9, 2016

For Type 2 Diabetes "I've been taking Toujeo for about 3 weeks now. I previously used Lantus. Was able to use a drug card to get the Toujeo price really low. But my sugars have been all over the place. I have had 350 highs and 74 lows, up and down, with no real reason. For example, two nights ago, my bedtime reading was 114, and the next morning, without eating anything, my reading was 353!! No reason. Anyone else having this issue with Toujeo? Will it level out eventually?"

• Sug...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 30, 2017

For Type 2 Diabetes "About 1 1/2 weeks into using Toujeo, 50 units at night, I started having rapid heartbeat and constant extra/skipped heartbeats. Dr. said Toujeo could NOT cause that. Wore a halter monitor for 3 days. My Dr. asked me if I had always had an 'irregular heartbeat.' Hello? No Dr. ever told me that, and I never had one. You'd think my Dr. might know that? However, my nutritionist looked it up on her computer and said, 'Oh, I'm sorry to tell you this, but irregular heartbeat is one of the most common side effects of Toujeo.' I looked it up myself, and sure enough... there it was. I stopped on my own... about 3 weeks later, heartbeat slowly returned to normal. Toujeo caused??? YES, I think so."

• Bir...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• December 17, 2020

For Type 2 Diabetes "I have taken Toujeo for over a year. A1C down 1.5 points. I gained weight the first three months but leveled off. I take 60 units each morning. Also metformin 2000 mg a day. No bad side effects. Regulates my glucose readings. Very few plus 200. Usually 90-155. I’ll take it. I exercise three days a week but nothing Herculean. My diet is pretty low carb, but Toujeo allows for a little cheating. My dose continues to be okay for now. Thought this might encourage a few to give it a try."

• Tot...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 20, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 1 "I have been on Toujeo for two weeks, and my sugars have been disappointing, to say the least! My sugar was 113 @ BT and waking was 260!!! I have to take way too much N to cover my blood sugar during the day/after meals to make up for the Toujeo not effectively working! My chest has been hurting from stressing out, and my blood sugars have been so unstable with this new insulin. I HIGHLY DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS TOUJEO FOR ANY TYPE 1 DIABETICS! PLEASE REMOVE FROM SHELF AND SAVE LIVES."

• djr...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 13, 2017

For Type 2 Diabetes "I have taken Toujeo for 1 1/2 years now. I have broken out with a rash and itching over my entire body for the past three months. I told my doctor, and he said that can't happen with insulin. I've been to three doctors, and they all tell me the same. I stopped taking Toujeo. The rash is starting to clear, but it is slow in clearing. There is nothing that helps."

• ATa...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• December 30, 2019

For Type 2 Diabetes "Been on Toujeo for about 4 yrs now. I am taking 290 units of this insulin, and my numbers are still very high. 14-18 is pretty average. I feel I am taking way too much, and the more I take, the less effective it is becoming."

• Ell...
• December 25, 2017

For Diabetes, Type 1 "Do not use this insulin! It needs to be recalled ASAP! The first few months I was on it were fabulous, rock-steady blood sugars. Last week, all of a sudden, it stopped working for me. I tried multiple batches, and this was not a refrigeration or site injection issue. Other type ones have gone through this same issue. There is an article on Diabetes Daily toujeo-insulin-the-problem-i-had-with-this-insulin. I understand that some may enjoy it, as I did, but it is unpredictable and not safe for use. How this is even on the market is beyond me. Do not use!"

• mot...
• July 2, 2016

For Type 2 Diabetes "I have been on Toujeo for almost a year. I have chronic health conditions and then got type 2 diabetes. The longer you have it, the harder it is to control. I have noticed new things that haven't gone away. One eye is blurry, sometimes both of them. I have convulsions in my body that drive me crazy. It's not fun to have your body jumping around. I have also been having cold sweats, dizziness, and headache. I am going to go back to Lantus. It took me a while to realize these symptoms were not normal for my other illnesses. But I am sure now."

• car...
• January 9, 2017

For Type 2 Diabetes "I started taking the Toujeo 20 units at night about 1 month ago and started having lots of problems with my back and neck and vision, feeling unwell and being depressed. I really thought I was dying. I got off of it yesterday and got back on my metformin. I am beginning to get better. The side effects were not good. I did not think it was the shot right away, but it did not take me long to realize. I don't want to go through that again. Please pay attention when you start feeling strange - be aware."

• Att...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• December 21, 2020

For Diabetes, Type 1 "Do NOT use Toujeo SoloStar for diabetes treatment. I have been using this insulin for more than half a year now, and I can say with certainty: Toujeo SoloStar is dangerous. My rating is 2, because using it is still better than dying without insulin (I have type 1 diabetes). Although I do not understand how this product has been approved for use. I have had diabetes for more than 20 years now, and not once have I experienced a basal insulin misbehave so much as the Toujeo SoloStar. The effects range from severe hyperglycemia (> 20 mMol/L) to persistent hypoglycemia (< 3.0 mMol/L). Persistent, because even eating 60g of carbohydrates barely raises my blood sugar level. So basically this thing is unpredictable. After some searching, I found that I am not the only one experiencing the above problems. TL;DR Do NOT use Toujeo SoloStar; its effects are unpredictable."

• sat...
• January 18, 2018

For Type 2 Diabetes "I started this medicine a year ago. I take 15 units before bed plus 2 Metformin pills a day. At first, I was getting fantastic results. Waking blood sugar every morning was under 100 and no side effects. Now, a year later, I have an itchy, scaly rash on my right side that will not go away, waking blood sugars are all over the place, ranging from the 180's to the 280's, blurry vision, and tiredness. I've had no changes in diet or exercise, and I'm not overweight. It's as if the drug just stopped working altogether. I am requesting my doctor take me off this and try something else."

• Hon...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 25, 2018

For Diabetes, Type 1 "Blood sugars have never been more off the chart than since I switched to Toujeo, going from extreme highs to dangerous lows and going to bed with normal blood sugar and getting up with it through the roof. DISASTER."

• Ben...
• January 1, 2016

For Type 2 Diabetes "Toujeo. 19 units at night. Two weeks off Lantus SoloStar. Blood sugars waking were 140, now 200. Nausea 15 minutes after injection. Lasts for two hours. Severe cramping and pain in feet, calves, shoulders, and hands. Diarrhea on and off throughout the two weeks. Dizziness. Blurry vision in one eye. Swollen gums. Hope this levels off quickly."

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

For Type 2 Diabetes "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 the 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)."

• Alg...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 13, 2020

For Diabetes, Type 1 "After being diagnosed with latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) in March of 2019, I was given this drug and Humalog 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 than prescribed, and sugars would be fine for a while. The 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 I have to discard and open a new pen. Hope this info helps someone."

• Ama...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 1, 2021

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) behave 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."

• Rll...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 10, 2016

For Diabetes, Type 1 "My doctor tried switching me from Lantus to Toujeo because my blood sugar was always high in the morning. It started out working to bring my blood sugar levels down, but within four to six weeks, I had gained 10 pounds (and I am not tall), I had swelling, and I could barely feel my toes due to poor circulation. I have never had problems with circulation that could not be regulated. I have had type 1 diabetes without too many complications for 35 years and am otherwise healthy. I had to have my doctor switch me back to Lantus because Toujeo was destroying my body. I hope this does not replace Lantus or I will not be around for long."

• Mom...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 14, 2016

For Diabetes, Type 1 "When I experienced lipodystrophy on the insulin pump, my endocrinologist prescribed Toujeo pens for my basal insulin and Humalog pens for my mealtime and correction doses of insulin. I have always been somewhat brittle, but on the Toujeo, I was even more brittle. My dosage of 16 units of Toujeo was too low, but an increase of only one unit per day caused extremely low blood sugars. In fact, in my almost 40 years of Type 1 Diabetes, the lowest blood glucose readings I ever experienced (25 mg/dl) were while on Toujeo. I am not a medical professional, but I would not recommend Toujeo to anyone."

• emg...
• March 12, 2016

For Type 2 Diabetes "Taking 62 units, used to use Lantus with no problem, have had major problems 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 cannot deal with side effects."

• Rin...
• March 13, 2020

For Diabetes, Type 1 "35 years, type 1 for 5 years, was using Toujeo. In my case, Toujeo induced defensive responses, which caused unexplainable high BGs. E.g., went to bed with BG 100 and woke up with BG 270. I thought it was a rebound (Somogyi) effect or excessive DP. When I bought a CGM, it revealed that the jumps occur abruptly, with no apparent reason, in the middle of the night or in the afternoon (after 10 - 15 hours from bedtime injection, when Toujeo reaches peak activity). In the final weeks, Toujeo caused me heartburn, accelerated and irregular heartbeat, and shaking. My BG was in the range between 200 and 300, and bolus corrections had no lowering effect. In fact, Toujeo increased my BG, which is clear evidence of drug rejection. At the end, went to the ER with BG 450 and received NovoRapid infusion, which brought me down to BG 100. Before, I took 25-30 units of Toujeo while now I am on 14-16 units of Tresiba. I think I was Toujeo resistant from the very start, but things escalated in the last months."

• DrR...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 17, 2019

For Type 2 Diabetes "I am a 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 sitagliptin. 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."

• Fis...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 18, 2015

For Type 2 Diabetes "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 KwikPen 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."

• Tbb...
• February 27, 2017

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."

• Wre...
• April 11, 2021

For Type 2 Diabetes "I found this to be great at first, but like Victoza, after 4 weeks of using it, my body reacted to it horribly. I started rotten egg burps, which is a buildup of sulfur dioxide because food was now passing slower through the digestive system, this would cause me to vomit rotten-smelling food. The other side effects were feeling extremely tired and nauseous, chronic diarrhea, which lasted for over a week. In conjunction with the diarrhea, this caused a few accidents, which was embarrassing at work as it would happen any time. 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 3 weeks ago, and all my symptoms went away. I then wanted to be sure this medication was the cause of my issues and that I hadn't caught some other virus. So, I took it on Thursday, April 8, 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."