Compare Toujeo vs. Januvia
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 your blood sugar.
Januvia (sitagliptin) is a good add-on treatment if your blood sugars are not controlled and you don't want to use an injectable medicine.
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3.2/ 5 average rating with 143 reviewsforJanuvia
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.
- Oral blood sugar-lowering medicine.
- Januvia (sitagliptin) is not linked to worsening heart failure like other medicines in its class.
- Uses the hormones naturally produced by your body to affect how sugar is processed.
- It is less likely to cause weight gain and low blood sugar compared to other diabetes medicines.
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.
- Lowers A1c (average blood sugar over time) by less than 1%.
- Available as brand version only.
- Some people might get frequent cold-like symptoms.
- Rare but serious side effects include pancreatitis and severe joint pain.
Used for
Dosage forms
- Injection
- Pill
Price
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$324.05
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Reviews
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143 reviews so far
44%
saidit'sworth it
34%
saiditworked well
17%
saidit'sa big hassle
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Leave a reviewSide effects
3possible side effects
- Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)69%
- Common cold13%
- Lung infection10%
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
- Death from inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis)
- History of pancreatitis
- High blood triglyceride levels
- Gallstones (stones in gallbladder)
- History of alchoholism
- Kidney problems
- Serious allergic reactions
- Kidney damage
- Pre-existing kidney damage
- Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)
- Taking medicines for diabetes
- Severe joint pain and swelling