Insulin glargine for Type 2 Diabetes User Reviews (Page 3)

• SMP...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 12, 2024

"I'm here just to say that I wish other makers of FlexPens would do as well as those who designed the Lantus SoloStar ones. I'm surprised to see the negative comments and must assume that they've since made changes! I use two others, Humalog and Ozempic, and the Lantus SoloStar is significantly better. The insulin itself works well for me."

• Coa...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• December 24, 2019

"Well, I for one can honestly say THIS MEDICATION Basaglar does not work! Blood sugar was 400 after taking 40 units of Basaglar overnight. Blood sugar when I woke up was 360, so I had to take rapid-acting insulin to bring blood sugar down. I think they are trying to get rid of us all with this stuff!"

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

"My doctor put me on Basaglar, and now I am experiencing joint pain in my shoulders, muscle cramps very often in my legs and arms, tingling and numbness in my fingertips, and for the first time, I had my chest feeling tight at night. So I saw a cardiologist, and he wants me to do a stress test, and I never had an indication of heart problems until taking Basaglar, and my sugar readings now tend to increase throughout the day. My doctor recommended me to take a 2nd dose, and even after the 2nd dose, my sugar tends to increase throughout the day, and several times it got as high as 385 by 3:30 p.m., which to me seems unusual, so I began testing my sugar levels around 4:30 or 5 p.m., and they were still high... around 250 or sometimes higher. The only thing it does do is lower my sugar at night. I've had high sugar levels 4 hours after eating lunch around 12:00 or 12:30 p.m. - this is something else that is happening. I do not want to take this medicine anymore, I want out."

• mca...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 17, 2015

"I am new to having to use insulin, and I hate injections. While this Lantus works well to control my blood sugar, twice now, the pen has locked up with 30 units of insulin remaining. Forcing me to open a new pen and inject myself a second time to complete the prescribed dosage, this, along with the loss now of 60 units of medication, is very annoying."

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

"In my experience, Basaglar is not as effective as Lantus. I was on Lantus for a year and managed my BGL (blood glucose levels) just fine. I was taking Metformin ER as well. Then I went off Lantus for about a year, but my A1C crept up again. I started on Basaglar for the savings in costs. I noticed right away that Basaglar was not as effective at reducing my BGL over time. I ended up using a short-acting along with it, which added to my overall costs. Not sure in the end it's worth the savings if you have to add additional meds to supplement its less effectiveness."

• Joh...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 24, 2019

"Has been on Lantus for approximately four months, and it has done a great job of leveling out my blood sugar. My A1C was approximately 12 and now is close to 7. I take 55 units in the morning along with 1000 mg of Metformin twice a day. Good stuff, a lot of help."

• Kei...
• October 6, 2014

"Insulin works fine, just have trouble with pen. Always pain and pen jammed once. I use another brand of pen with no problems. Went over how to use video. I thought I was doing something wrong. But was not. Don't know why I get pain from this."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 13, 2017

"Lantus did not work for me at all. Along with not working, it actually raised glucose readings from 12 to 16 by taking 14 units of Lantus. Weight gain was terrible, and nighttime sweating turned the bed into a pool by midnight."

• 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."

• Cro...
• May 10, 2009

"The drug is very effective. The only problems I have had are low blood sugar levels while working in hot environments. In Saudi in the spring and summer months, I would constantly go low while working in the heat."

• Ben...
• January 1, 2016

"Toujeo. 19 units at night. Two weeks off Lantus SoloStar. Blood sugars waking were 140, now 200. Nausea 15 minutes after injection. Lasts for two hours. Severe cramping and pain in feet, calves, shoulders, and hands. Diarrhea on and off throughout the two weeks. Dizziness. Blurry vision in one eye. Swollen gums. Hope this levels off quickly."

• 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."

• Nan...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 3, 2016

"Diabetes, Type 1, with insulin resistance. I use Lantus and rapid-acting Novolog together, along with diet and exercise, to adjust my blood sugars and get my A1C's where I want them. I know where I feel my best, for me, it's 100-120, and my doctor says they work for him too. When I was first diagnosed 3 years ago, they said I was Type 2, but later found I really was a misdiagnosed Type 1. Not that it really makes a difference as long as it's controlled, which mine is with Lantus and Novolog. Neither of which are covered by my insurance. Luckily, I found a clinic that only charges $5 per box. I need 1 box plus 1 pen of Lantus and 2 boxes of Novolog per month, sometimes more, so I keep 4 boxes in the fridge."

• 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."

• klr...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• March 18, 2019

"Have been on Toujeo for over 2 years, taking 80 units at bedtime. Like the other reviewer, djricci, the Toujeo has caused a rash to break out all over my body, especially on the lower legs and scalp. The overall constant itching is driving me nuts. Results have been so-so, I am lucky if sugar is below 200 in the AM. Have also experienced some of the side effects others have noted (blurry vision, weight gain, dizziness)."

• sox...
• July 25, 2011

"Used to inject Novolin N twice a day (50 units mornings and at bedtime) and R throughout the day. Much harder to control blood glucose, and it allowed me to cheat by eating that cake and increase amounts of injections. I use Lantus now once a day. So much easier. Still trying to adjust amounts (last night blood glucose was 43). Supplement with 5 units of NovoLog before each meal. Insulin spike lasts only one hour."

• 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."

• jws...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• May 22, 2019

"I have only been on Lantus. The hospital put me on it after bypass surgery, and I quit diabetes pills on my own. I was taking 30 u, then the doctor increased it to 40 u. But as I am now 85, I don't watch my diet like I used to, so I can't blame Lantus. I also am one that can't function with fasting blood sugar below 100 and do better at 140. My side effects are mostly the belly fat, always hungry, also tired more than usual, but I blame that on blood pressure pills as well. My A1C has never been below 8 in years they started the A1C check. But here I am at 85, still have legs, eyesight, and kidney functions. My last blood work met specifications except A1C. Edema in my feet has started to increase, but that is to be expected with circulation slowing down."

• 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."

• Sky...
• April 17, 2012

"I have been using the Lantus SoloStar for about a month now. The pen is very easy for me to use. At first, I had trouble just using one hand, so now after I insert the needle, I hold the pen in my left hand and depress the plunger with my right hand. This gives me more control over the entire process and with no pain."