Compare Toujeo vs. Novolog
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.
Novolog (insulin aspart) is a fast-acting insulin that provides meal-time blood sugar control. For long-term control, you'll need to take Novolog (insulin aspart) with other medicines to keep your overall blood sugar down.
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3.5/ 5 average rating with 177 reviewsforNovolog
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.
- When used correctly, this medication will l lower blood sugar every time you use it and prevent the harmful, long-term effects of high sugar levels on your organs and blood vessels.
- You can easily change the dose of Novolog (insulin aspart) to fit your individual needs.
- Starting insulin early in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes can maintain your body's insulin-producing cells and slow down disease progression.
- Can use Novolog (insulin aspart) even if you have liver or kidney problems, unlike many other blood sugar-lowering 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.
- Have to take insulin by injection.
- Might have to check your blood sugar multiple times a day, usually before each meal.
- Novolog (insulin aspart) is likely to cause moderate weight gain.
- Higher risk of low blood sugar episodes compared to other kinds of diabetes medications.
Used for
Dosage forms
- Injection
- Injection
Price
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Reviews
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177 reviews so far
58%
saidit'sworth it
46%
saiditworked well
19%
saidit'sa big hassle
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Leave a reviewSide effects
3possible side effects
- Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)69%
- Common cold13%
- Lung infection10%
The Novolog (insulin aspart) 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
- Life-threatening low blood sugar (Hypoglycemia)
- Insulin dose too high
- Use of other blood sugar lowering medicines
- Poor injection techniques
- Changes in meal pattern or exercise
- Kidney problems
- Liver problems
- Complications due to low potassium
- Use of medications that lower potassium
- Current imbalance of electrolytes
- Severe allergic reactions
- Allergy to insulin