Humalog KwikPen for Type 2 Diabetes User Reviews

• Swe...
• August 15, 2020

"I never had problems with Novolog pens, but this Humalog pen is horrible! I watch my diet carefully, so I don't have to use it as often, but when my blood sugar shoots up, I need it. Twice, the same pen stopped working, so I had to take it back to the pharmacy. Every Humalog pen I have used since, you have to keep pumping and twisting so that you end up with bruises! It never delivers what you put it on, so you actually don't know how much you are injecting! This product is horrible, and those making it should either make it right or be accountable!!!"

• Fru...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• December 25, 2021

"Been using these pens for about 1 year. Mostly, they work well. But, I have noticed that they are inconsistent in strength from one lot to another. Let's say I'm finishing a pen where my numbers are beautiful. When that's empty, I start using a new pen with a different lot number. Suddenly, my numbers are crazy high. Same foods and exercise. I have to inject more units with the next meal just to bring my numbers back down. The pharmacy gave me a new pen as an experiment. Sure enough, my numbers went back to normal immediately. I went back to the old pen and high numbers again. Called Lilly to report this, and they blame me for 'doing something wrong.'"

• JJa...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 22, 2019

"The Humalog drug works very well. The Humalog Kwik Pen SUCKS. The pens stick and are very inconsistent with the ease of injection. I used Novolog until I went on Medicare, and my drug plan switched me to Humalog. Never had a single problem with the Novolog pens."

• LOS...
• April 6, 2020

"I've been using these Humalog KwikPens for almost 2 years. I have had issues with half of them. They won't inject correctly! I've tried different things like doing less for each press, and sometimes that helps. I've jiggled and moved it, and nope. What annoys me even more is looking at a brand new pen I have to throw away because it just doesn't work! I've talked to the pharmacist, and they say to contact Novolog. I sent info to Novolog and no response. I will have to ask my doctor to put me on something else. This feeling that you paid for a cheap toy that breaks as soon as you get it home. I do not recommend this at all!"

• Big...
• January 24, 2016

"My insurance company, Aetna, switched from the Novolog Flex Pen to the Humalog KwikPen, and I've had nothing but problems ever since. The Novolog Pen worked very well, and I never had any issues with it. Since switching to the Humalog Pen, I've had constant problems getting it to work properly. The part that gets pushed down often gets stuck, and it becomes impossible to administer the insulin that I need to manage my Type 2 diabetes. I don't understand why the insurance companies have to change from a perfectly good product to one that is substandard. I'm contacting Aetna to see if there is any way to switch back to the Novolog FlexPen."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• December 23, 2017

"While this medication works well, the KwikPen is terrible! It gets stuck before the insulin can be used. Having to throw away insulin is just ridiculous, especially at the prices charged! I'm going to ask my doctor for an alternative."

• Def...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• March 24, 2021

"Humalog KwikPen 200 unit insulin products have been defective for years and continue being defective. Since too much or too little fast-acting insulin can cause death, this is a very serious matter. The mechanism in those devices jams and skips gears, and this is visible as the plunger does not move or moves way too much, resulting in too little or too much insulin being injected. Lilly's phone line connects hapless patients to a labyrinth of submenus of Byzantine complexity that it is useless, possibly by design."

• Deb...
• February 27, 2020

"These pens are terrible. The company should be closed down. They malfunction, and sometimes I have to inject myself 3 times to get my dosage. My insurance made me get these, but I will pay to use Lantus Solostar. Don't get this product!"

• asi...
• October 28, 2016

"My insurance company changed to Humalog KwikPen; my short response - it sucks! The medicine works well when I actually get it administered, but their crappy pen just does not work properly. I take 5 to 8 units a few times per day, but the pen does not seem to develop enough pressure to push the med into my body."

• Ton...
• September 18, 2017

"Called Eli Lilly about their Humalog 50/50 pen being stuck on 42 and not moving (still has over 180 units left). I was called a cow (slander) by their agent. Won't use their products anymore, still have the pen, lost money on it. Shame on you, Eli Lilly."

• Luc...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 3, 2022

"A substandard product which is not fit for purpose, the pen keeps jamming, so you have no idea how much insulin has actually been injected. It does not click when the insulin has been administered. Unlike other insulin pens, the company does not want to take responsibility for a product that should not be sold. They say the pen is jamming because the users are not putting a new needle on or not administering the insulin correctly. Take it off the market."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 17, 2020

"The Humalog KwikPen insulin works well, but I have had the issue of my pens jamming, sticking, and just not working. I called the number on the paper that was in the box with the pens. I spoke to the nicest young man, and he helped me fix my pen, then gave me some advice on how to avoid these issues in the future. He even got me a replacement because I ended up throwing a broken pen away before I could finish using it (~100 units left)."

• Anonymous
• March 17, 2021

"This is horrible. Every single pen sticks in the middle of giving a dose."

• Mac...
• July 6, 2017

"My 3rd pen in 2 months. The pens are awful, and after a short use, will only dispense half the med, then jam."

• kna...
• July 6, 2015

"The pen normally gets stuck in the middle of each pen's use. I normally throw away 1/4 to 1/2 of the medicine."

• Don...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 18, 2022

"Doesn't give out the units of insulin it is set for, example set to 8 units, you might get 4."