Compare Toujeo vs. Human Insulin
Head-to-head comparisons of medication uses, side effects, ratings, and more.
Lowers blood sugar.
Toujeo (insulin glargine) is a concentrated long-actin insulin that allows you to inject higher doses at lower volume compared to other long-acting insulins like Lantus and Levemir.
Lowers blood sugar.
This form of insulin is one of the few medications in its class that you can get without a prescription, but it's expensive.
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3.6/ 5 average rating with 57 reviewsforHuman Insulin
Upsides
- Most effective medicine for controlling your blood sugar.
- Can be injected once daily.
- Contains 3 times as much insulin as other long-acting insulins, which means that you can inject lower fluid volume.
- Can be used in patients 65 and older.
- Some types of this medication are available without a prescription.
- Available as a shot to be injected into the fatty part of the skin, and as a powder to be inhaled through your nose.
- Available in different combinations so that you can do one shot or multiple shots a day.
Downsides
- Has to be injected.
- Can cause weight gain like other insulins
- Can cause low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), especially if you do not take it consistently or have an inconsistent meal and exercise schedule.
- Has to be taken exactly as directed or it can cause high or low blood sugar.
- As with all insulins, you have to work with your doctor closely to make sure you're giving yourself the correct dose, or you can have low or high blood sugar.
Used for
Dosage forms
- Injection
- Injection
- Inhaler
Price
Lowest price
$324.05
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Reviews
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57 reviews so far
67%
saidit'sworth it
46%
saiditworked well
11%
saidit'sa big hassle
Have you used Humulin (Human Insulin)?
Leave a reviewSide effects
3possible side effects
- Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)69%
- Common cold13%
- Lung infection10%
The Humulin (Human Insulin) FDA package insert doesn’t have numbers about how common side effects are.
Risks and risk factors
- Sharing of Toujeo (insulin glargine) pens
- Changes in blood sugar levels
- Changes in insulin
- Alcohol
- Other anti-diabetic medications
- Medication errors
- Using more than one insulin at a time
- Severe allergic reactions
- Allergic reactions to other insulins
- Hypoglycemia (low blood sugars)
- Fluid accumulation leading to heart failure
- Taking thiazolidinediones in combination with insulin
- Changes in blood sugar
- Changes in skin appearance
- Weight gain