Basaglar and Fatigue: What Users Say

• Ric...
• August 2, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 1 "Like everyone else, my insurance company forced me to switch from Lantus to Basaglar. Within a week, I had a strange rash on my torso. Only recently did a biopsy conclude that it began when I began Basaglar. Other side effects for me are extreme exhaustion and decline in muscle strength, instability walking, and serious weight gain. In the past 18 months, I have been totally unable to control my blood sugars, and it is taking a toll on my health. I am now having to fight with my insurance company to cover Lantus."

• Nat...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 2, 2021

For Diabetes, Type 1 "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. One night it got down to 15, and my mom called 911. Other times, it 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 have 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!!"

• Sha...
• August 10, 2022

For Type 2 Diabetes "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."

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

For Type 2 Diabetes "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."

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

For Type 2 Diabetes "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."