Basaglar for Type 2 Diabetes User Reviews (Page 2)

• rmo...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 21, 2018

"I also was on Lantus, and my readings were good. But my insurance company is making me use cheaper Basaglar, and I also get muscle pain a little, and my readings are higher. I was in the 90s to 130 with Lantus, but with the Basaglar, I am in the 250 range or a little lower. It starts low in the morning and gradually gets higher, and it also fluctuates, and it does not last the 24 hours. If it lasts 8 hours, it is a surprise. Thinking of telling FDA."

• TJa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 19, 2020

"Was taking Lantus pen, and blood sugar was under 100. I was feeling good. Since my insurance forced me to start using Basaglar pen, my blood sugar shot up to over 400, sometimes 526, and I can't get it below 300. Nothing else changed but the insulin."

• Thi...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 6, 2018

"Twice now my blood sugar has bottomed out. A couple of weeks ago it went to 29. Today, the glucometer said LOW. Had my daughter not been here to get me food and more glucose tabs, I would probably be in a coma or have already passed at this point. On the first occasion, I'm aware that I nicked a vein as I pulled the pen back and saw a speck of blood. When I mentioned this to my doctor, she said that couldn't happen because this is a basal insulin. I thought maybe she was right. But it happened this morning. I haven't felt like doing much, but have taken time to read. This DOES act like a fast acting insulin if it gets in your bloodstream. My mom was a diabetic too. She passed last July. The doctors told me her blood sugar got so low her body seized and she went into a coma. I couldn't understand how this happened when my mom had continually high blood sugar. How could it get so low? Now I know. What can be done about this? Even my doctor who prescribed this said it couldn't happen."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 7, 2020

"I normally just read comments, however, I need to share my experience with Basaglar to help someone else. I started on Basaglar at the end of January 2020. Since then, I have ended up in the urgent room twice and my doctor's office once. Though this medication has helped lower my fasting blood sugar to an average of 90 to 114, it has given me constant shortness of breath. It's frightening to feel this way while going through the coronavirus pandemic. After reading the comments, it made sense. I am going back to my doctor and will ask to be taken off this medication."

• Tor...
• October 5, 2017

"I was switched by my insurance to Basaglar, before, I was on Lantus. With blood sugar readings of 140-170 on average, ever since the switch, I've been reading at 230 or higher. My eating habits have not changed, fasting between meals and a small snack before bed. I've also changed the injection site to no improvement."

• Ros...
• August 11, 2017

"I too am having a difficult time trying to figure out dosage. For example, I take the same dose every night: Wednesday night I have some cheese, sausage, and 1/4 cup pretzels, my morning sugar level was 158. Last night, I had a huge bowl of ice cream, morning sugar 90. WTH!! This stuff also burns while injecting. I absolutely hate it."

• JPa...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 22, 2019

"A1c was 11.6 before Basaglar. Started at 10 units once a day and now at 14 units once a day with 500 ER metformin, and my A1c is 7.1 and glucose levels around 105 to 140; down from 220-250 before. Been on Basaglar for 7 months and feel pretty good. Overall, a good, cheap medicine."

• Joh...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 25, 2019

"Basaglar was not as effective over 24 hours as Lantus in my experience. It seems to work, but it has a shorter effective period when it's actually lowering BGL (blood glucose levels). I was on Lantus over a year and found that it was more even over 24-hour control. I use Basaglar in the AM once a day at 30 units. Haven't tried splitting the dose but may try if A1C is not better controlled. Sadly, the cost is a big factor in Basaglar's choice over Lantus."

• Hea...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 17, 2018

"Insurance switched me from Lantus to Basaglar, and my numbers have been super unpredictable. I was improving on Lantus (down from 50 units a day to 10 units), readings averaging 140 and A1C down to 6.5. With Basaglar, my readings are averaging at 190, with highs of 270! I’m hoping my Endo will take me off this on the next visit."

• KVo...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 28, 2017

"I began taking Lantus about 6 months ago because the Metformin and Actos were no longer helping my glucose levels. About 6 weeks ago, I began taking Basaglar because my insurance will no longer cover Lantus. At the same time I began Basaglar, my muscles and joints began hurting severely, and I wasn't able to do much other than exist. My doc sent me to physical therapy. No relief. I read somewhere that Basaglar can cause muscular and joint pain, so I decided to stop taking it temporarily. 48 hours later, I am pain-free."

• Leh...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 25, 2018

"Don't buy this and waste your money and/or Medicare benefits. Get a sample first. I injected 40 units at 9 pm the first night. By 9:30, my eyes were swelled shut and my throat was swelling shut. Called an ambulance and was treated for anaphylactic shock. Released the next day with a red, black, and blue welt at the injection site and a handful of Tresiba samples (which was what I had used prior to insurance trying to save a buck). Tossed all the Basaglar samples out except the one I used in case the FDA should want it after I filed my MedWatch report. A horrid drug, was obviously rushed past the FDA with under-table handshakes. Shame on them. Two days later, still shaky with an unending headache!"

• Bad...
• September 13, 2020

"I have been using Basaglar for a couple of years, and my count was down to a max of 156 in the evening, under 100 in the morning. Since the last refill back in June 2020, the count is never below 290 at any time and having serious problems with my feet swelling, worse than when I was taking Lantus. This is a very bad batch and needs to be recalled."

• Jac...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 6, 2020

"Basaglar is dangerous. 1/2 to 1 full hour after a 10 mg shot, my sugar dropped to 32. Not gradually either. Fine one second, almost passed out the next. You feel like you are dying. This happened 3 nights in a row. I had been using it for 10 months up to the scary events. It was not a new pen. I had used 3/4 of the pen that gave me the dangerous shot."

• Def...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• September 11, 2018

"I have been fortunate. I've been on Lantus or Levemir for approximately 15 years. Despite its signature burning, I use Lantus now because it's more effective. I find that it doesn't burn if I use a longer needle, so that helps. Because I'm in the Medicare donut hole, I've asked my doctor (just today) for a Basaglar rx. In the past, he's given me sample Basaglar pen needles, and I've found its effectiveness is identical to Lantus. I hope the cost will be lower since the donut hole cost right now is almost $300 for the Lantus. That means I've been relying on my regular insulin for control."

• Bee...
• September 19, 2019

"I was on Lantus. I changed to Basaglar for insurance reasons. I have had good results with my use of the insulin. My sugar levels have gone down: 113-140 in the morning. I used to be over 150-200 each morning. I do take 48 units every morning, but I used to take more."

• Lau...
• February 27, 2018

"For some reason, this formula seems to work better for me than Lantus did. Not sure why, because they are allegedly the same thing. However, I never actually experienced anything like a 'low' with Lantus. In fact, it seems to me that Lantus just didn't do much for me at all in terms of lowering blood sugar. Makes no sense unless maybe Lantus really needs to be refrigerated the whole time. The Basaglar pen is easier for me to use because it is just smoother during the injection process for me."

• Ala...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 13, 2018

"My doctor prescribed Lantus, but as we all know, what the doctor prescribes is merely a suggestion as far as the insurance company is concerned... so I was placed on Basaglar. Instructions were to increase dosage gradually until my glucose levels were down. Note that I was taking Victoza, which was no longer working, yet I still had some key side effects dealing with digestive issues. My glucose is down at 40 units per day and just a small dose of Victoza. However, I have no energy, just plain out of steam. Also, I have a strong appetite and have gained weight - yet don't have the energy to exercise. Frustrating! Sure my glucose is down, but so is my energy! I see my doctor in a week and hope we make a major change."

• Joh...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 1, 2022

"So many issues with this Basaglar insulin I don't know where to start. From inaccurate dosing with pens to a belief that there are significant differences in batches in effectiveness. I do not believe it has the properties to sustain a 24-hour release effect. It seems mostly ineffective after 15 hours. Splitting the dose into two did not change this effectiveness either."

• Tho...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 27, 2022

"It's great if you want to gain 30 pounds in 8 weeks and have your blood sugar fluctuate between 125 and 350. Mark my words, in 10 years, this will be one of those medicines they write stories about, how dangerous it is and how it damaged people."

• sue...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 7, 2022

"It does not control steadily, and the pens themselves are terrible. They may work for 2 injections, and they don't finish the desired injection, then they go all stiff, and you can't use them again. You need to fix your pens immediately, or people are going to be getting the wrong amounts and going through pens too quickly. Your pens need to work like Ozempic pens."

• cha...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 19, 2020

"My quack of a doctor laughed at me and said I was being ridiculous. Lantus and Basaglar are the same thing made by different companies. I was so angry because Basaglar does not work. I have to take about twice the dosage to get my sugar to budge, and it does not stay in my system long at all. I could miss a dose of Lantus and still have a normal blood sugar. They want to push this cheap alternative to please the insurance companies."

• Ujk...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 3, 2024

"I read so many reviews, and I was scared when I switched to Basaglar from Levemir. It's been now more than 4 months, and it's worked better than Levemir for me. No complaints. My fasting blood sugar is around 110-140. I'm very happy with it, and I think it's dependent on personal usage. Levemir is a good brand, but Basaglar works better for me."

• MrM...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 16, 2022

"This stuff is less than worthless, it didn't lower my blood sugar a single point at the regular dosage, and when the dose was increased, my blood sugar skyrocketed from 250 to over 400. What good is insulin that is so screwed up that it actually raises your blood sugar???"

• Kat...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 16, 2021

"My doctor placed me on this medication three months ago, and I immediately began noticing that I was having trouble staying asleep at night and waking with a dull headache every morning. I also noticed occasional and always unexplainable perspiration on my face and scalp. After about a month of use, lower leg swelling and shortness of breath was added to my symptoms. Upon calling my doctor, I was advised to 'stick with the Basaglar' and that it would 'get better.' And so, I tried. Then I began noticing my weight rapidly increasing and rushed to see my doctor in person. He wasn't there, but his PA immediately said that Basaglar is the culprit for all my ills, including the weight gain, and took me off this terrible med. We are now searching for something that will work in its place. The loss of quality of life just wasn't worth the small amount this medication lowered my A1C."

• Sus...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 5, 2020

"I have been using Basaglar QuikPen for a couple of years or more. Works the way it is supposed to work until three weeks ago. Control number D113708A, EXP DATE 06 2021, serial no. 051600492428 - as soon as I started using this box, my counts went sky high. Stayed this way through 2.5 pens. Switched to another box I had on hand, and my counts immediately went back down to my normal range. Seems to me Control number D113708A, EXP DATE 06 2021, serial no. 051600492428 is possibly defective - and the company should replace that box - I still have the 2.5 remaining pens from the box."