Does lantus have any side effects involving pain?

Hi everyone, I'm a newbee with lots of questions. I've been a type 1 diabetic since 1990, ( gestational before that). I've been suffering from a lot of joint/muscle pain, weakness cramps, feeling pretty bad, and a new doctor recently sent me for a heap of blood tests, the results of which are indicating reumatoid arthritis. So..... I ve been reading lots of info on the Internet. I found an old chat between some diabetics ( not this site) who where saying that they had gotten off Lantus ( my current long acting insulin), and after years of pain, found themselves pain free.
I'm just wondering if anyone has anything to add to this, as I don't want t o start taking more medications for something when maybe the Lantus is causing this pain??
Has anyone got any clues?

Hello Fleur Oz and Welcome!! :)

I haven't seen any official news that show Lantus causes joint and muscle pain but like you I've seen people in different forums mention that they had pains from it. I can't say for sure if they are correct in blaming Lantus though.

I was dxd. with Type 1(Juvenile) when I was 3 y/o in 1961. I've also had severe RA since I was 24, 30 years ago. I was on Lantus for about 4 years but did not have any pains caused by that Insulin. Some people also claim that they get a burning sensation when they inject Lantus. I did not get that feeling unless I injected close to a nerve.

Diabetes can cause Frozen Shoulder in both joints which could affect the muscles also.

Other medications such as statins for high cholesterol has been known to cause muscle pain in some people. I know recently when I was taken off Rituxan, Morphine Sulphate and MTX, that my pain was greatly relieved. The MTX is known for causing muscle and joint pain which is stupid that RA patients would be given that drug since RA patients already have loads of muscle and joint pain, if not in remission. If you have RA then you will need to be on a cocktail of meds to aggressively treat the RA.

If the tests indicate that you have RA, then that is more likely where your joint and muscle pain is coming from.

Good luck! Anymore questions, feel free to ask and we may be able to help you answer them.