Basaglar for Diabetes, Type 1 User Reviews (Page 3)
Reviews for Basaglar
- Mar...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- February 24, 2025
"Worse insulin ever used! Basaglar is very unstable & won't hold glucose steady. Glucose roller coaster from 30-489, forced to keep glucose higher because of instability & lows that last for hours directly after dosage. Since learning of $35 monthly cap on insulin, I am planning on returning to Lantus, which I must purchase without insurance. Half the time Basaglar will not work. Learned it is a 'follow-on' insulin, in other words, experimental! Even Humulin N works better!"
- Jkh...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 11, 2018
"Not controlling blood sugar very well at all. Pretty disappointed."
Frequently asked questions
- Basaglar and Lantus - What is the difference between them?
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- mtr...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- November 26, 2018
"I wake up every day with high blood sugar, no matter where my BG is at before bed and no matter how much insulin I take."
- Bun...
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- February 5, 2019
"I have gained 45 pounds on this insulin."
- Zar...
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- June 23, 2019
"I take 12 units every night. I feel like 3-4 times a month it is not responding. I go to bed with a blood sugar of 110-120 and wake up with blood sugar in the high 200s."
- Anonymous
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- September 1, 2020
"The Basaglar pens jam up and don't work as they should. If you have to take over 50 units, they are just junk and a waste of money."
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- Pat...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- August 23, 2021
"Terrible drug, couldn't sleep, gave me really bad leg cramps, headaches, blood sugars went up and down!"
- Rol...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- February 22, 2018
"Completely ineffective."
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"I am a type 1 diabetic who was taking Lantus for years with an average A1C of 6.8 to 7.4. Insurance switched me to Levemir, which faded after 20 hours and increased my A1C to the high sevens. Then, I tried Basaglar in spite of all the bad reviews it got. Well, don't believe everything you read! This stuff is even better than Lantus! My A1C dropped from 7.9 to 7.3 the last 3 months, which still included about 1 month that I had still been taking Levemir. I feel great! Thank you, Lilly!"