Basaglar for Type 2 Diabetes User Reviews (Page 3)

• Ocu...
• April 19, 2018

"The drug is great, but the pen gauge locks at a number, and it’s difficult to load it. I would prefer it sold in vials where I can draw out the dosage with a needle. They only make these in pens, a bit too steep for a beginner."

• Joh...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 3, 2022

"Well, my insurance informed me they won't cover Lantus anymore. I will have to go back on Basaglar. My last experience with Basaglar was not positive, I had higher fasting numbers than I did with Lantus. I am expecting the same this time, but unlike last time, my doctor won't be able to switch me back to Lantus. I am also on Novolog too, so I may have to take more short-acting to counter Basaglar. Really unfortunate that insurance makes these decisions based purely on costs and never weighs the benefits of a certain drug per each patient."

• geo...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• December 7, 2020

"I have been taking Basaglar for about 1 year now. I have had at least 4 bad pens with the effects others have been describing. Had decent control before moving to Basaglar, then once I switched to another box of pens, sugars went crazy. First one was June 2020, which was accompanied by lower extremity swelling. Had another pen with potency effects in August, and now I have another. I also had one pen that would not dial at all and was told I had to contact the company. These are not cheap pens, by the way! My retail price on a 3-month supply is over $400! Thank goodness my insurance is covering it, but I'm really concerned. I don't feel comfortable taking an unreliable medication that can possibly result in serious complications later! The number on the most recent pen is D170767A with an expiration of 10/2021."

• Dia...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• March 8, 2021

"Out of the last 3 boxes of Basaglar Kwikpen with 15 pens total, seven of the pens have jammed. They are defective. Some of them worked for several doses, some of them did not work at all, ever. It is not a problem with needles, I change the needle each time, and sometimes a whole pen will work, and as you see, half of them are defective. At this time, I have no more, and my prescription cannot be renewed until next week. Will call the doctor and beg, I guess, to get some more insulin. I never had this problem with Lantus in the past."

• Sha...
• August 10, 2022

"Since starting Basaglar, I have had so many medical issues. Back pain and joint pain have made it difficult to walk, and now I have pain meds that I never, ever had to take. The fatigue is so overwhelming that I can't function. I am sleeping 20 out of 24 hours. I try to force myself up, but within an hour, I feel like I am on anesthesia and cannot fight against the need to sleep. My blood sugars have no rhyme or reason. I eat the same things every day at the same time, and I can wake up with a blood sugar of 80 to one of over 300. Two hours after eating, I felt really nauseous and just strange. I tested my blood sugar, and it was 42. I drank some orange juice to bring it up to 80. I didn't eat the rest of the day, and I tested my blood sugar before bed, and I was at 268. I have three meters, so I know it is a true reading. I have spans of two to four days of flu-like symptoms with extreme nausea three or four times a month. No one else in the house gets sick."

• Fru...
• April 15, 2021

"I had always used Lantus for my Type II diabetes for several years. My new insurance company's formulary doesn't cover it. I contacted Sanofi to get a $99 Rx Savings Card, which I used for 2 refills without problems. This month, my Rx request for Lantus was switched over to Basaglar, which is unacceptable and unauthorized. I tried this, and it didn't work for me. I can't deal with the side effects. I find it annoying and unconscionable that insurance companies have the audacity to switch patient medications without first consulting a patient's physician to make sure that patients won't experience adverse reactions to a change in medication. There shouldn't be able to be doing this. 'First, do no harm' should be their primary focus, not their own selfish bottom line. The FDA doesn't consider nor did it approve Basaglar as a biosimilar to Lantus because Lantus wasn't approved under the Public Health Service Act, so there is no “reference product” for a proposed biosimilar product."

• Her...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 29, 2020

"Well, I have tried this a few times, every time I do, it makes me sick!!! I have been down for 3 days now because of it! I feel like I can't breathe, and I'm shaking really bad, and headaches as well. My sugar dropped one day to e46, and I feel sick, sick! Today I chose to stop it again because my sugar used to be 6, and I'm 8.8 now, but the doctor is going to have to figure something out! It's messing with my anxiety, my chest hurts as well, and sweating and heat flashes! The tremors make me feel old as anything because I'm shaking like an old woman! Does anybody else know how long it made them feel sick for? Last time I took it, it was days to make me feel better when I stopped it. Hope it helps someone else! Definitely can't forget about shortness of breath or feeling like you can't breathe with chest pain!"

• Pat...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 8, 2021

"I was recently switched from Bydureon to Basaglar, and that mess raised my blood sugar, never lowered it, and gave me headaches. Now I eat red grapefruit, which lowers my blood sugar instantly, and no more meds for me. These meds are so bad for you before they heal you. Home remedies work better, my blood sugar was 216, grapefruit took it down to 163."

• Jej...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 30, 2021

"I am a type 2 diabetic. First, I was taking Lantus after being diagnosed in June last year. Due to my insurance, I was switched to Basaglar. So far, I haven't had any problems at all. This medicine has helped me a lot to drop my A1C. Keep in mind this is coming from someone who was in the ICU because my sugar was so high."

• Qui...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 28, 2021

"As with other patients, the insurance company forced me to use Basaglar in lieu of Lantus. Side effects are dangerous. Started having sleepless nights, painful swollen legs, and body aches. Called my doctor, and he has switched me to Tresiba. My question is why does the insurance company risk our lives to save a few dollars when they are boasting about making money every year? This is a horrible medication."

• Jay...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 26, 2020

"Using Basaglar for about a month now and getting good results. Levels are in normal range at 12 units, but I have side effects of ringing in my ears all day, but worse at night after injection. Also, a dull headache and some shoulder pain that's not too bad yet. As dosage increased, ringing gets louder. However, it does work for me, and my insurance only covers this brand. Since I have only been on it a short time, I will have to wait and see if side effects get better or worse."

• Tim...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 28, 2022

"Was made to take Basaglar by Walmart. Took Basaglar for one day and blood glucose levels (BGL) went up from 140 to 280. Started taking more Humalog to offset the highs. After one month on Basaglar, started having 550 BGL. Increased units from 88 Lantus to 110 units Basaglar and no change. After 3 months, started getting numbness in both feet. Never in my 25 years on Lantus have I ever had anything over 300s. Finally got the doctor to write a letter to the insurance company and got Lantus back, and levels went back to my normal levels. I took my 88 units once a day down from my final high of 118 of Basaglar. Basaglar is a zero, being water would do the same as it did. Thanks to the Lantus company for their card or I would be dead by now. Went to Walmart and was going to pay 280 dollars a month for Lantus when Basaglar was 30 a month copay. I was then told about the Lantus card and received Lantus free for a while."

• Tim...
• October 3, 2020

"After reading many of the reviews about this insulin and experiencing some of the same side effects, I have come to learn Basaglar KwikPen is not the insulin I need. Blood sugar remains high, and my feet and ankles are swelling up. Ankle pain is getting intense at times."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• June 8, 2022

"Seems almost everyone was switched off insulin that works to Basaglar in 2016. I take 90 per day in addition to 1000 metformin twice a day and fast-acting up to 3x a day. When I started Basaglar, it seemed to work. It gradually started being less effective, it is now like I am using water. My mornings were running up to 90, they now run up to 200. In 2021, I started itching on all the soft parts of my skin, shoulder pains, fatigue, sleeping issues, and weight gain. I have discussed issues with my doctor, he doesn't feel that Basaglar is the issue. I go to see him in a month, it's time to demand a change."

• GFM...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 5, 2022

"The new Basaglar quick pens are very difficult to use. I am plenty strong enough, and I barely have enough force to get the new twisty plunger back in. I am bending the needle, etc. It is not a safe situation?"

• She...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 26, 2020

"I have had trouble with Basaglar since my first use. There always are air bubbles in it. Before each use, I click 2 to relieve the bubbles so I do not feel that I am getting 100 units per pen as advertised. The first dose does not flow from the pen correctly. I have called Lilly on numerous occasions and have received no satisfaction from their customer service. I'm done with Basaglar. There are many other insulin products."

• Joh...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 18, 2019

"About the same results as on Lantus, although Basaglar is cheaper and makes my copay cheaper as well. Aches and pains go along with insulin trying to get your muscles to accept glucose, which is the main reason for the treatment. My only side effect is a tired feeling sometimes. I cannot comment on the dosage accuracy because I have no way to measure this. I have to assume because my fasting numbers are pretty stable the dose must be accurate. If you add carbs certain days, because this is long-acting insulin, it's going to affect you days after. This Basaglar seems comparable to Lantus in how it works and the results I get. I will stick with it because it saves me money with little negative effect."

• mit...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 25, 2024

"I've had two pins from the same box malfunction, and it's considered the dial. I called the company, and they were no use or help at all. If this keeps on, I'm going to have to have my doctor switch me to another insulin because this is unreliable."

• Pjj...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 19, 2021

"I was on Victoza 1.2 dose, and my type 2 diabetes was well controlled. Had a flare-up of hemorrhoids, and the cream caused a blood sugar spike. After three weeks and the hemorrhoids still an issue, my doctor added Basaglar 40 units. My sugar went higher, I was nauseated, severe fatigue, and depression. Took it for three months, and no improvement, in fact, most BG readings are much worse than before Basaglar. Talking to my doctor soon and dropping the Basaglar. Just did not work for me and made me feel much worse."

• Tri...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• December 11, 2021

"Woke up with a fasting blood sugar of 80. Had shortness of breath and rapid heartbeat. I had body muscle aches all day. Very unreliable insulin. I stopped using this one tonight, as I feel it is dangerous."

• dcg...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 18, 2022

"I was on Lantus for 2+ years, and it had worked well. I was switched to Basaglar due to insurance no longer approving coverage for Lantus. Since switching, my blood glucose is higher than it was when on Lantus, plus having issues such as stomach pain, leg cramps, insomnia, tinnitus, headaches, etc. The Basaglar pens are often faulty and don't dispense the correct dose. I've already called the manufacturer twice with pen issues, and all they do is go through troubleshooting, then tell me the pen is okay to use. The dial does not feel right when I dial the dose, and I've even physically marked the pens, and I can tell it's not always dispensing the correct dose. I know how long a pen should last, and I'm still using the pens with the Basaglar 2-3 days after my pen should be used up. I'm going to beg my doctor tomorrow to help me get my insurance to put me back on Lantus. Not only does the Basaglar pen not work right, the drug itself is NOT equal to Lantus, no matter what the manufacturer says."

• Fru...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 10, 2019

"Basaglar is garbage. A placebo, which has absolutely no effect on blood sugar. Doc wanted to switch me from Novolin 70/30, but I find this has no effect. None. This should be illegal."

• Hag...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 29, 2019

"I just got this today, as I am out of my Tresiba, which worked great and overall lowered my blood glucose. I am terrified to take this after reading all these reviews."

• Him...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 13, 2019

"I checked blood sugars (BS) 186 before going to bed. I injected 42 units of Basaglar. I checked BS in the morning after 9 hours slept, 196. I have been on this drug for a year. I'm disappointed."

• Him...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 14, 2019

"It does not work. My morning fasting is always above 200."