Recent Content by Madame P

Re: VICTOZA Hi Amansco I was on 88 units of Lantus per day as well as four 80mg gliclazide per day. When I went onto Victoza in February I dropped my Lantus units to 56 and halved my gliclazide. My HBA1C has dropped from 7.8 down to 7.2 so am pleased with that. Not lost very much weight...

Re: VICTOZA Hi to whoever wanted to know about cool bags for pens. click on link: (Link removed. Google.. Medical Shop) I bought a pen bag for five pens to take on holiday with me but you can get them for two pens as well apparently. You also can buy VAT free :D Regards, Madame P

Re: VICTOZA Hi diesel duck :D Thanks so much for your reply. I've managed to speak with one of my diabetic specialist nurses since seeing your reply and have confirmed with him that it's okay to try 7am weekdays and 9am/10am on weekends. Like you, he believes it is better to benefit from...

Re: VICTOZA Hi all Me again - this time I've got a question. I just spoke with one of the Diabetic team that is caring for me and they suggested that instead of taking Victoza at 7.30pm (along with my Lantus for convenience) that I should take Victoza in the morning. My current weekday is...

Re: VICTOZA Hi Skoobi :D - any relation to skooby-doo we luv you? :lol: Don't be sad about the clinics only treating the diabetes - if you were sent to them it is because they specialise in that particular condition. Having said that if they are thorough they will ask about any other...

Re: VICTOZA Will do Young Rick! Regards, Madame P

Re: VICTOZA Hi Rick :D I used to get terrible runs with Metformin and also with Metformin slow release (in the guise of Glucophage SR). I came off this drug and went on Victoza. I now have one normal visit each day plus every three/four days I might have two more "normal" visits to the...

Re: VICTOZA Hi Hobs When you said you no longer need to take those little blue bedroom pills as "something for the weekend" does this mean that my nickname for Victoza is correct? :) I agree with you regarding the trips to the loo - though in my case after putting up with the side effects of...

I'm also :( for you suffering from the ME/CFS - it must be hard to cope with that and the diabetes on top. Try to keep cheerful and remember all the good things you have already achieved especially improving your bs just with what you eat. All the best Madame P

Hi Kaazoom I'm a bit concerned about the fact your AB1c level was lasted noted at 8.9! :shock: Mine is currently 7.7 but when it was 8.5 I was told I had background retinopathy. Your doctor should be shot at dawn methinks since he/she is blatantly disregarding your diabetic symptoms. He...

Victoza My question to those who've used Victoza is how long before any side effects such as diarrhea will stop happening? I know about the other stuff that's more serious of course so would tell the nurse immediately if I started getting shortness of breath or wotnot. Thanks for reading and...

Re Cugila's post (Oh I'll get you're name right eventually, I first thought it was Caligula and hoped you were nothing like your namesake - you see what having just come off Metformin slow release has done to my marbles? Yikes!!!) I keep hearing different things on this, was told by my surgery...

Thanks Johnny37 I'll take a look. I think the thing here is that the NHS don't really want to spend much money if they can help it. If Victoza works without insulin that would be better - if I'm not careful I will be so full of holes that when I drink water it will be like a scene from Laurel...

Hi Pinklady680 Wish my HBA1c was 6.6 but then again I was diagnosed eight years ago. It's now 7.7 which has gone down with loads of medication help. Unlikely you will have any side effects from the flue jab except maybe a little lump on the arm that is injected (and you don't usually feel...

:?: I'm Type 2 diabetic (diagnosed eight years ago). Tried metformin but all I got from that was violent, black diarrhea 20 times per day and I was only on one tablet a day! Put onto Gliclazide after begging doctor to take me off the poison which he'd insisted I persevere with for a whole year...