Tresiba and Dizziness: What Users Say

• sun...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 23, 2016

For Diabetes, Type 1 "Type 1 diabetic for 28 years. Went from split-dose Levemir to split-dose Tresiba. I was dizzy and still having high DP and early evening. Switched to dosing Tresiba X1/d. Blood sugars were perfect, no hypos or highs. But the headaches were so debilitating I could not participate in life. I am going back to Levemir. My total dose that worked on Tresiba was only 4 units (Levemir it was 9). Also, I totally lost my appetite and threw up a couple of times but still somewhat bizarrely gained 3 pounds! I went from 115-117.9. I have a hunch I was starting to develop peripheral edema. I am a medical professional, so I just use my own judgment whether to continue. I think everyone should give Tresiba a try. But be cautious and listen to your body."

• Vol...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 15, 2016

For Diabetes, Type 1 "I have been a diabetic for 51 years. I used Lantus as my bedtime insulin and Novolog on a sliding scale for meals. I was taken off Lantus by my endo and replaced it with Tresiba. The first day, I noticed dizziness, the second day it was worse. On the third day, I can't walk across a room, for I am going sideways. I am so sick, for I feel like I am on a merry-go-round nonstop. My blood sugar dropped to 25 this morning, and with the dizziness and this, I was in bad shape! Back to my Lantus I go, and Tresiba is in the trash where it belongs!"

• Kat...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 7, 2024

For Type 2 Diabetes "I have been a diabetic for 15 years, during which time there were periods I was diet-only controlled, other times on oral meds. Last year, while on oral meds, I began to experience blood sugars of 500-700+ daily. My doctor changed dosage, added additional oral meds, and started me on Lantus, but I remained uncontrolled, leading to hospitalizations and numerous ER trips for IV insulin. I switched endocrinologists and was prescribed Tresiba along with the lowest dose of Ozempic. Within 4 weeks, my blood sugars were stable. I experienced some headaches, fatigue, and dizziness in the first few weeks, which I contributed more to my body adjusting to the blood sugar dropping, but it could have been due to Tresiba. Tresiba was a lifesaver for me! My A1C is now 5.7, and I have had no hospitalizations or ER trips since I started it 8 months ago."

• PA-...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 21, 2018

For Diabetes, Type 1 "I've had Type 1 for nearly 40 years. My endocrinologist recommended Tresiba to replace Lantus. I took it for one month. After 2 days, I saw no changes or improvements in blood glucose levels. As the fourth day approached, I figured the flu was why I had been having blood sugar fluctuations. After a week, I seemed to have stomach issues and nausea for days, and then I had headaches and blurred vision and felt like a train wreck. After 2 weeks of symptoms, I began to wonder whether I even had the flu. After 3 weeks of symptoms, I decided to read the medical insert thoroughly, only to discover that these flu symptoms, blurred vision and dizziness, and stomach issues were all SIDE EFFECTS. I called the endo office and spoke with a doctor on call, who agreed that maybe I should just switch back to Lantus and see how I felt. I took Lantus that evening and felt better within 12-24 hours. My endo never called me back, so I won't see him again. Maybe he gets kickbacks to market this."

• Sug...
• November 15, 2017

For Diabetes, Type 1 "So delighted that Tresiba immediately helped my dawn phenomenon. So many years of morning highs on Levemir. Wow. Then disaster struck. Bad bloating, nausea, and dizziness plus weight gain. The insulin nurse said, 'she doubts it’s the insulin' and not to go back to the other one if it’s working. After googling side effects, I think it may be the cause, so I will rebel and see what happens."

• Tim...
• September 4, 2020

For Diabetes, Type 1 "Started Tresiba in Feb 2020 - changed insulin frequently since 1988, no issues, so didn't give it any thought. During March to May 2020, I had 3 episodes I can only describe as severe 'hot flushes'; tingling from top to toe, skin on fire. When that passed (30 seconds), I was then nauseous and dizzy, with a cold sweat. Each time this was within 1 min of injecting Tresiba (20 units) and was followed by 4 hours of shivering through the night, the same as a fever, then feeling normal the next day. Upsetting, and timing-wise coincided with the start of Covid, so thought possibly a factor. Found this site and stories from other type 1 diabetics reporting the same. My doc swapped me back to the Lantus I was on previously, no further issues since (5 months now). The doc did say he had 4 other patients who had side effects. Looking back, I did feel more dizzy than usual on Tresiba and frequently felt faint. All sorted now, but we were warned!"

• Pol...
• May 7, 2021

For Diabetes, Type 1 "I'm from Poland. I took Tresiba in October 2019. My sugars were not too bad. But my sense of well-being was terrible. I had shortness of breath, headache, and dizziness, stomach pain on the right side, fatigue, sadness. After 2 months, I returned to Levemir. In April 2020, I started to feel terrible, it turned out that I now have celiac disease and histamine intolerance. My doctor looked at me as if I was crazy as I told him that I felt terrible after Tresiba. I have the impression that Tresiba led to celiac disease."

• Mut...
• January 25, 2022

For Diabetes, Type 1 "I have been a big fan of this medication, it used to be a miracle, and it changed my blood sugar from bad fluctuation to a steady line. Lately, in the last few months, it’s started to give me headaches, low blood pressure feeling-“not really low blood pressure”-makes me aware of my heart and strange dizziness, lower attention. I never had any of those symptoms in the past with Tresiba, and as soon as I take it, the side effects start appearing. I’m now on other medicine beside this and NovaRapid. I wish Tresiba sees my review and makes this drug like it used to be."

• Mat...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• June 7, 2022

For Type 2 Diabetes "Type 1 diabetic since I was in my 30s, never had any issues with any kind of dizziness, blacking out, wooziness... even when my glucose was so high, a reading with a glucose meter only produced a high reading... not even a number. I was told by a doctor that your body does what it does, so I never took it seriously. That is until the medical profession started scaring people with this A1C crap and your body not producing insulin! I started taking it seriously then and started taking Tresiba seriously now since 2015, originally starting at 30 units a day without any incidents at all! Because of my circumstances with my wife having dementia in 2016, I was not eating on a schedule, mostly processed foods, and increased my insulin intake to 2 shots a day, 12 hours apart at 30 units each, my A1C was around 8.2%, increased to 14.8%, and it's now down to around 10.4% & 10.2% the last 2 blood tests... now test my glucose 2 times a day for the last 3 months, adjusting units each shot. Erratic."

• Mat...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• June 7, 2022

For Type 2 Diabetes "Type 1 diabetic since I was in my 30s, never had any issues with any kind of dizziness, blacking out, wooziness... even when my glucose was so high, a reading with a glucose meter only produced a high reading... not even a number. I was told by a doctor that your body does what it does, so I never took it seriously. That is until the medical profession started scaring people with this A1C crap and your body not producing insulin! I started taking it seriously then and started taking Tresiba seriously now since 2015, originally starting at 30 units a day without any incidents at all! Because of my circumstances with my wife having dementia in 2016, I was not eating on a schedule, mostly processed foods, and increased my insulin intake to 2 shots a day, 12 hours apart at 30 units each, my A1C was around 8.2%, increased to 14.8%, and it's now down to around 10.4% & 10.2% the last 2 blood tests... now test my glucose 2 times a day for the last 3 months, adjusting units each shot. Erratic."