TRESIBA Reviews (INSULIN DEGLUDEC)Average Rating: 2.2 (5 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare TRESIBA with similar:
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| 1 | Type 1 diabetic | My doctor prescribed me this insulin to replace using Lantus at night. I took the dose in the morning, and my blood sugar dropped while gardening out in my yard. I could not keep my blood sugars stable at all. I tried calling my endocrinologist because this concerned me- but could not get in touch with him. I felt very out of control with this insulin. I have had type 1 diabetes for almost 50 years, and do not like feeling out of control with it. The next morning, at around 11:30 am, I ate an early lunch- and my blood sugars went from 270 to 380. I took some Humalog to bring it down- but it took a while to come down, no matter what I did. I finally decided this insulin was not for me. I never heard from my endocrinologist until I seen him for my appointment. He didn't seem phased by my worry. He is no longer my doctor- guess he's selling health insurance or a used car salesman, now. I haven't seen him around, so.... | Well, It didn't work for me- I feel more in control taking Humolog & Lantus. | F | 59 | 1 days 4 mg 1X day | 2/25/2023 | 5 | Type 1 diabetes | No known side effects so far. | Type 1 diabetes for 46 years. Other "long acting" insulins I've uses in the past are really not as "long acting" as they'd have you believe. Other long acting insulins had peak action times, which caused drops in blood sugars. Tresiba has kept blood sugars very steady, and gave me the freedom to be less vigilant about my blood sugars, because drops in blood sugar while exercising and when I haven't really taken a short acting insulin, don't cause strong hypoglycemic reactions. I have to admit that perhaps my Tresiba dose is on the low side. I know someone who was prescribed a dose of 40mg of Tresiba per day, so that could lead to me showing fewer "lows", but I try to balance my sugars out with exercise, not running to take another shot all the time. | M | 63 | 4 years 18 mg 1X day | 8/30/2022 | 1 | Type 1 diabetes | If you want high blood sugars all night and low blood sugars all day, then this is for you. I lasted 7 days before I went back on Levemir. I can not believe this insulin was ever approved by the FDA. It may work for some people, but most reviews you see are negative. I am a type 1 diabetic. It may work okay if you are.type 2. | M | 52 | 7 days 80 mg 1X day | 4/28/2022 | 2 | Type II Diabetes | Extreme weight gain, constipation, my numbers are too high. | F | 69 | 3 months 20 Units 1X day | 2/2/2022 | 2 | Type 1 diabetes | Inconsistent blood sugar, swelling, weight gain. It's not the panacea the doc wants you to believe. Guess I've helped him reach his prescribing quota, lol | At first it did seem to help my "dawn phenomenon" as my morning bs went from 200s down to 80s. But every batch since the first hasn't had that effect. In fact, there are wacky blood sugars occurring at random unexplainable times, kinda like there's no baseline on board at all followed with a wicked low blood sugar with appropriate correction amount of short acting. The last batch is has been more consistent/appropriate. So maybe they've been working out some kinks, but it's been super frustrating. Tempting to go back to old school insulin. | F | 45 | 1 years 13 units | 3/8/2018 |
TRESIBA (INSULIN DEGLUDEC): Improve glucose control in adults with diabetes mellitus FDA Approval Date: 2018-11-21 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)