Lantus User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)

• Vat...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 31, 2020

For Type 2 Diabetes "Before meals, 10 units of Novo Rapid pen (3x10). Bedtime, Lantus 25 units. I'm 165 lbs. I walk 5 to 10 minutes. A 30-minute walk will be great. I eat small portions. Try this. No rice, instead, small portion of bread or pasta. Lots of greens, 3 portions of fruit."

• Geo...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 2, 2020

For Diabetes, Type 1 "I have been on Lantus about 7 weeks now. I was previously on Levemir, which worked perfect for me. I knew when it peaked and was on a very regular schedule. I switched to Lantus because of cost, my insurance supplement charges $152.57 for one vial. I need 2 a month, versus Lantus, which will be covered at $42.00 for one vial. But it is horrible. I have lows almost every single night - to 36, 40, 42, 46, which is driving me crazy. I feel awful! I have changed my dosage from the original 58 units with Levemir to the same with Lantus, and what a nightmare. So I've been adjusting and I am now down to 48-50 and still having lows in the middle of the night. I was told by my doctor to take it at night, so that's what I do at 12:30 pm since I am a night person. But I still have lows. This is a nightmare. This Lantus is going to be the end of me. I have got to somehow fit the cost of Levemir back in my budget: $270 a month if I get 2 vials at once. What a nightmare."

• Sim...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 26, 2023

For Diabetes, Type 1 "I have been on Lantus for almost 2 months now since I was diagnosed in early February. Taking Lantus through injection means I have no problem with this medication. Over the 2 months, I only had four low readings that were below four and high readings of 15, which there were factors on my part that contributed to those readings of lows and highs. Other than that, the medication has blended well with me, along with sticking to my diet and exercising as much as I can."

• LAD...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• December 19, 2021

For Diabetes, Type 1 "I was struggling to work out what was best and how to cope with seemingly nonsensical results. I had found it difficult to inject larger amounts (above 30 units), so I began splitting my daily dose. Initially half in the morning and half at night. I was told to raise amounts by 4 units at a time but stick with it for 4 days, same if I needed to reduce it. When getting close to the right amount, reduce the change but stick to 4 days. This has been useful information, and I'm now mostly only changing 1 unit at a time. I eventually worked out that the nighttime dose was doing nothing for me, so I'm now once per day (still split into two injections). It's been pretty good for 3 years now. I did try rapid in the morning dose to try and reduce the ~10 a.m. peak but was taken off it as nothing seemed to change it, particularly as I've been following a strict keto diet for about 5 years now. Generally, the clinic comments on my good control (by HbA1c). I'm mostly in the range of 50-55 units/day."

• Anonymous
• December 23, 2020

For Diabetes, Type 1 "I have been a Type 1 diabetic for 45 years. I have been using Lantus with Humalog for probably over a decade. At one point, I switched to Levemir due to insurance. It worked well, even just once a day. Then, insurance switched, and so did my coverage; it was back to Lantus. Most recently, my doctor wanted to try me on Tresiba, which claims to last up to 42 hours and have better blood sugar control. However, after many issues with trying to get the right dose, along with many highs and lows, I decided to go back to Lantus. I am trying to take it in the morning at 6 a.m., rather than at 9 p.m. when I used to previously, as I would always run low in the middle of the night; it was peaking like 6 hours or so after injection. It's only been a few days, so far, so good. I'll stick to Lantus - morning or evening!"

• Alm...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• July 7, 2014

For Diabetes, Type 1 "I've been taking it for 11 years, and it works great. I have to take it twice a day, though, because (for me) the effects don't last as long as they're meant to."

• 5Do...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• April 29, 2015

For Type 2 Diabetes "I was using Levemir for the past 7-8 years. A new endocrinologist suggested Lantus for evening/bedtime use, and it was an immediate success."

• jza...
• June 17, 2009

For Diabetes, Type 1 "Insulin works great, but water gain is awful."

• Pel...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 22, 2020

For Type 2 Diabetes "This Lantus insulin is rubbish. It gave me blurred vision, sweats, a cough, and the shakes. It's absolutely useless."

• HAR...
• May 13, 2009

For Type 2 Diabetes "Seems to work best when I control my eating habits and give my injections at the scheduled times (twice a day)."

• Old...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• May 14, 2012

For Type 2 Diabetes "I have been on Lantus almost since it came out. I use 50 units at bedtime, and also I use Novolin 70/30 at 25 units at bedtime and 40 units in the morning."

• wil...
• December 30, 2009

For Diabetes, Type 1 "I like this, but it made my head hurt and gave me a dry mouth."

• rya...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 13, 2021

For Diabetes, Type 1 "Randomly, it is just so dangerous for me. Terrible formulation. It usually works fine, but sometimes, out of nowhere, it will drop me from 120 to 40 within 3 minutes after injecting."

• Wal...
• January 8, 2020

For Type 2 Diabetes "Lantus is absolutely rubbish. I have had a bad cough, sweating, and bringing up loads of mucus. This drug is making me worse. I will be putting it in the bin, it's useless..."

• OOF...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 19, 2019

For Type 2 Diabetes "Repeated low blood sugar readings when taking Lantus."

• Cha...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 25, 2021

For Type 2 Diabetes "This stuff is rubbish. It locks up and leaks very badly. I’m switching to something else next time."