Insulin glargine for Diabetes, Type 1 User Reviews (Page 3)

• Nickn...
• February 7, 2018

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "My insurance made me switch from Lantus to Basaglar just because Basaglar was a measly 15% cheaper. It did not work for me AT ALL. I don't understand how this drug was ever approved for Type 1 Diabetes. My blood sugar readings went from being predictable into a complete tailspin. I tried to control it with my fast-acting insulin (Novolog) and not even that worked! Complete nightmare. I contacted my doctor's office with blood sugar readings and they put in an emergency authorization request for my Lantus. The only reason I didn't have to go to the hospital or end up in DKA was Lantus. Bottom line: if you are a type 1, try it at your own risk and make sure you still have some of your old long-acting insulin for backup just in case."

• KimmyB
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• September 17, 2022

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "I used to have excellent control while taking Lantus. Then like most Diabetics have said, insurance switched me. I’ve been taking Basaglar for about 5 years and every day, I have to constantly try to bring down my numbers. I should have stopped taking it many years ago since my energy level suffers. I wish we could all sue Basaglar for not working and stop insurance from ruining our health. Basaglar seems to be like sterile water! I have an appt. in 4 days and I plan on getting back on Lantus so I can finally feel alive again."

• Jade
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 17, 2020

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "I am a type 1 diabetic and have been for many years. Have used different insulins I was forced to start taking basaglar when my insurance would no longer pay. I had never experienced the side effects that this insulin causes. It causes depression and anxiety. Also takes forever to work. I have to take twice as much and blood sugars are still twice as high . Please take this off the market. The diabetes is enough we shouldn't have to have meds for it that don't help. Instead make matters worse!!! Oh and also pins malfunction all the time!!!"

• Anonymous
• December 17, 2019

Lantus (insulin glargine) "This drug works very well. My A1C is consistently in the 5.0-5.3 range with no highs or lows. (taking Humalog as well) The other long-acting drugs just don't work as well. For example, when I was on Basaglar (for a few weeks due to insurance change) I had unexpected highs and lows. It just didn't provide the same level of regular control that Lantus does. I have a continuous monitor and keep a close eye on my levels, so I'm convinced that Lantus works much better for me."

• Nate
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 2, 2021

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "My insurance switched me to this insulin and ever since I've been taking it, I have extreme low blood sugars in the middle of the night and one night it got down to 15 and my mom called 911 and other times dropped to 40 and I've never had hypoglycemia to this degree as I've had since taking this medication. I'm severely depressed and have anxiety which I've never had before. I also feel sluggish and tired all the time and no energy to do anything. This is garbage insulin and I need to go back to Lantus which has been working for me for the past 17 years. I'm very frustrated and feel so defeated by all of this! Take this off the market!!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 6, 2020

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "Started using Basaglar and have crashed 2 times, 1 day after using it. Had to call 911 as it made my blood sugar drop from 169 to 40 in 1/2 hour. Never had that happen before with Lantus and never had to call 911 for low blood sugar. Will just be taking novolog unless my insurance agrees to let me use Lantus."

• Ladyb...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 2, 2021

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "As soon as I switched to this formula my highs and lows were so erratic. I had lows then over 300 constantly. Stop telling us what insulins we can use based on price. This Basaglar stuff is garbage. I literally just tossed out 2 vials and opened a Lantas"

• Rocco...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 13, 2017

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "My insurance made me switch from Lantus. I am still trying to gauge how closely 1 unit of basaglar = 1 unit of Lantus, but I have other issues with the pen. For one thing the numbers are really hard to read. Lantus numbers were very dark and easy to see. I also don't like the silence with injection. It clicked on Lantus and I could hear it was going in. The worst thing is that with the start of every new pen it hiccups and then engages so I don't get a full dose. I will start pushing out some of the insulin first and then start over from now on."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 10 years or more
• September 30, 2016

Lantus (insulin glargine) "I have been a Type 1 diabetic for 21 years . I would like to Thank The Company and the employees of Sanofi-Aventis USA LLC for producing, packaging and providing Lantus Insulin to pharmacies so That I am to receive Lantus Insulin Through my insurance company. The Lantus Insulin helps me Survive every day."

• Normano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 13, 2018

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "My insurance Company switched me to Basalgar--and my blood sugar (BS) readings went up. I increased the dosage from 30 units of Lantus to 40 units of Basalgar, and now my BS is where it should be. I have no idea why my insurance company switched me--maybe some insurance clerks found a way to save some money!"

• MMP
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 19, 2020

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "I switched from Lantus to Basaglar. Had headaches for the first two weeks, which I never get, and terrible peaks and drops after injecting Basaglar. Don’t know whether it is due to the mechanism or the insulin. It needs to be re-evaluated for safety of use..."

• Rachel
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 26, 2021

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "I have been diabetic for 24 years and have used Lantus for about 20 years until my insurance said this winter that it would not cover it. I was changed to Basaglar and told that it was “basically the same”, but it’s not!!! In 8 months my A1C has jumped to a 10% from a 7-8%. My blood sugar drops really low in the morning without real explanation and then it creeps up to ridiculously high levels no matter what I eat. I am very low carb and I exercise, but nothing helps. I am also unable to lose weight and I feel terrible. This medication is a disgrace!! If you can even call it that. I am glad to see that I’m not alone in having these issues."

• Diabe...
• June 27, 2021

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "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)."

• Geo
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 2, 2020

Lantus (insulin glargine) "I have been on Lantus about 7 weeks now, I was previously on Levemir which worked Perfect for me. I knew when it peaked and was on a very regular schedule. I switched to Lantus because of cost, my insurance supplement charges $152.57 for one vial I need 2 a month, vs Lantus will be covered at $42.00 for one vial but But IS IS HORRIBLE. I have lows almost every single night - to 36, 40, 42, 46 which is driving me crazy. I feel awful !!! I have changed dosage from original 58 units with Levemir to same with Lantus and what a nightmare. So been adjusting since down to 48-50 and STILL having lows in the middle of the night. I was told by my doctor to take it at night so that's what I do at 12:30 pm since I am a night person. But STILL have Lows. This is a NIGHTMARE. This Lantus is going to be the end of me. I have got to somehow fit the cost of Levemir back in my budget $270. a month if I get 2 vials at once. What a NIGHTMARE.."

• Mar...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• July 19, 2022

Lantus (insulin glargine) "I've been using the Lantus solostar insulin since the end of 2016 or the first part of 2017. The past several pens, I can't get 100 units of injectable insulin. I'm only able to get 80-87 units total from the pens. Am I the only 1 having this happen? Has something changed with the manufacturing of the pens? Wondering what's going on with these pens?"

• Sherm
• January 16, 2018

Toujeo SoloStar (insulin glargine) "Like it, however, since their is no generic, it cost an arm and a leg. In the type 1 and 2 world, we need those. I have been on it for approximately 3 years, and noticed that my blood sugar is more stable overnight, however, upon waking BS raise fast, which then I use humalog. I'm 32 years old, type 1 at 5.6"

• Daily
• October 28, 2020

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "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...."

• CaliC...
• August 13, 2020

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "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."

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

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "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."

• Simon
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 26, 2023

Lantus (insulin glargine) "I have been on Lantus for almost 2 months now since I was diagnosed in early February. Taking Lantus through injection means I have no problem with this medication. Over the 2 months, I only had four low readings that were below four and high readings of 15, which there were factors on my part that contributed to those readings of lows and highs. Other than that the medication has blended well with me, along with sticking to my diet and exercising as much as I can."

• Expen...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 10, 2016

Toujeo SoloStar (insulin glargine) "Sanofi advertises a savings card to get it for $15 for 1 year. Unfortunately this is not true and they may give it to you for that amount for 1 or 2 months them much much more $. Basically false advertising but nothing you can do about it except avoid them from the beginning."

• Tony
• August 28, 2020

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "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

Basaglar (insulin glargine) "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."

• Anabe...
• December 24, 2013

"My daughter is Two year old has been diabetic type 1 since last valentine day. She uses 2 Units at 7:00 AM and 1.5 units at 7:00 PM. Glargine is great but when used in such small quantity it is very difficult to get accurate dosage using pen. The glargine pen does not have half unit dial and it would be really great if the company introduced a pen more suitable for children. For now I have to draw insulin with syringe, which is more work and syringe needles are longer so it hurts more."

• Pen...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• May 23, 2020

"Hi - to all those with the pen problems, I had the same - but found the cause. It is the needle attachment. Keep changing the needle and test that insulin comes out - then there is no problem to inject it. Most nights I use two needle attachments, but pen then works. Hopefully that helps you all."