Toujeo SoloStar User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)

Toujeo has an average rating of 3.9 out of 10 from a total of 45 reviews on Drugs.com. 20% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 61% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Toujeo SoloStar

emg
March 12, 2016

For Diabetes, Type 2 "taking 62 units, used to use lantus with no problem, have had major problem last month or so with pounding heart, and rapid pulse. Heart problem comes any time during the day, and is getting increasingly more of a constant...going to go back to Lantus, and that is too bad, but can not deal with side effects."

6 / 10

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Jimpoe
Taken for less than 1 month
June 2, 2016

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Was on language for 4 years no side effects was taking 58 units,been on toujeo for 3 weeks and I'm beginning to notice a pounding heart beat off and on it started yesterday I hope this passes cause I like the numbers i'm getting wasn't getting these kind of numbers with language."

5 / 10

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BillS...
May 2, 2016

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Getting better results than with Lantus. Used Lantus for 7 years. I have used Toujeo for 1 year as of April 2016. Did not experience any adverse side effects. Blood sugar much more stable - not as many highs or lows. Makes it easier to do fine-tuning with my mealtime insulin. A1c came down and stayed between 6 and 6.3."

9 / 10

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Rebaf
July 18, 2016

For Diabetes, Type 2 "When my doctor first put me on this I didn't like it. My sugars went up, but since I have been on it for awhile now, my a1c numbers have come down and my sugars numbers in the morning have also come down. Here lately they have been around 145 and in the afternoon they are around 106. I am impressed with toujeo so far."

9 / 10

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LBishop
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
March 21, 2018

For Diabetes, Type 1 "A little background: I’m a T1 diabetic who’s successfully used pens forever. I’m also a medical student and like to tinker with my prescriptions when I learn new stuff. I had been on a split-dose of Lantus for years and had given decludec (Tresiba) a shot with frustrating results. I was tired of the split Lantus, so I opted to give Toujeo a try – my endo advised me that many of her patients liked Tresiba better, but I had the exact opposite experience. My A1Cs went from 6.9 to 6.5 to 6.3 while on Toujeo… it hasn’t been 6.3 since high school! At first, my Toujeo dose was lower than the Lantus dose I’d been on, but I experienced the two-month bump I’d read about – basically, I had to increase back up to my old Lantus dose after 2 months. Only other downside is that the pen tips seem to get clogged more easily… which just reminds me that I should be changing them out more often anyway! Very, very happy with Toujeo overall."

10 / 10

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gudna...
February 12, 2017

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Toujeo Solostar was a vast improvement over the old insulin, the best part is the needles. The only thing that sucks, province of Ontario does not approve it. I wish they would get their act together. I am a senior and I have to pay for this type of insulin. I may have to change back to the old insulin soon unless Ontario Government approves it."

9 / 10

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Stella
Taken for less than 1 month
November 9, 2021

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I started taking Toujeo in April 2021. My first reaction to the drug was joint pain and swelling in my calves, ankles and knee's. My calves looked like giant (chicken) drum stick. This insulin has interacted with my Blood pressure medications where I have developed Edema. Dependent edema is what I was diagnosed with. My insulin has recently been changed to Levemir. I've only been on the new insulin for a couple of days. How long does it take before the new drug (insulin) takes effect? My balance is off, my legs are heavy to move to the point where I am dragging my feet when I walk, and this scares me."

2 / 10

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Ricky...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
August 30, 2016

For Diabetes, Type 2 "My doctor took me off my pump because I was doing so well. We began with 10 units. I am now on 30 units after increasing over 4 month period. I am beginning to see some improvement but I am going to increase some more. I have used Novolog with better results. I have switched doctors and hope to go to a different injector pen to keep me of a pump."

4 / 10

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Sherm
January 16, 2018

For Diabetes, Type 1 "Like it, however, since their is no generic, it cost an arm and a leg. In the type 1 and 2 world, we need those. I have been on it for approximately 3 years, and noticed that my blood sugar is more stable overnight, however, upon waking BS raise fast, which then I use humalog. I'm 32 years old, type 1 at 5.6"

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Expen...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
November 10, 2016

For Diabetes, Type 1 "Sanofi advertises a savings card to get it for $15 for 1 year. Unfortunately this is not true and they may give it to you for that amount for 1 or 2 months them much much more $. Basically false advertising but nothing you can do about it except avoid them from the beginning."

1 / 10

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wr100m
July 27, 2021

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Just opened a box of five pens, four of which are not working. Found out the hard way, after piercing myself. The quality of these things is shocking. Incidentally, this box is a free replacement from the pharmacy for a previous set of malfunctioning pens. I will not recommend this product."

1 / 10

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Fedup
Taken for 2 to 5 years
August 5, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Toujeo used to work for me. Was on lantus until my work removed it from the formulary. Toujeo lately has refused to lower my sugars even if I have been fasting for 16 hours."

3 / 10

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catzzz
Taken for less than 1 month
April 26, 2016

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Was prescribed this Toujeo insulin pen, caused vision lost. Stopped use vision was restored."

1 / 10

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Mimi
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
October 22, 2018

For Diabetes, Type 1 "Have used Toujeo for 7 months. It does NOTHING! Use greater amounts of Humalog. Really don't like toujeo at all!"

1 / 10

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Eddy
Taken for 1 to 6 months
November 23, 2016

For Diabetes, Type 1 "I try to change every thing. The dose, the hour, it was à nightmare. After 4 months of high suger i go back to lantus."

1 / 10

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Ydnic
Taken for 1 to 6 months
June 19, 2017

For Diabetes, Type 2 "My numbers have gone from 320 in the morning to 120. I do wake up with a headache but subsides after an hour or two."

10 / 10

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bibi
March 13, 2016

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Great my sugars are now under 140 before 240+"

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Deban...
January 16, 2017

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Brought A1C down from 13 to 6.5"

10 / 10

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Muham...
July 17, 2021

For Diabetes, Type 2 "First day,bloated,nauseated and unwell."

2 / 10

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Amanda
Taken for 1 to 6 months
August 23, 2021

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Was on it for 1 month and got a severe hand reaction"

1 / 10

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