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Did try lo carbing a while ago. Not for me as it made me crabbit ( Scottish for bad mood) will work on new drug see how it goes

Was given the last throw of the dice today with a new drug took one immediately and my glucose levels have went from over 25 to under 10 and that was after (1hr) a bowl of spaghetti bol. Will work with this for now but have been told next stage is insulin

well panic over got a new tablet called forxiga (dapagliflozin) to take but this is the final throw of the dice before insulin

today is "d" day for me, recently had a private operation declined, due to my hbac's being too high. when diagnosed with type 2 some 25 years ago i was told to hold of each stage as long as i can. in the past 25 years my medication has went from diet controled to 2000mg metformin mr, 120mg...

pmsl :lol:

sorry it is gliclazide modified release and max dose is 120 mg

metformin mr 1000mg/day dimicron 120mg/day victoza 1.2ml/day all taken in morning plan lo carb 50-100 g taken only in the morning (majority anyway) victoza 1.8/day (until bs lowering then drop back to 1.2) metformin 2000 mg (1 morning 1 evening) try for a week mixed with light exercise...

so whats to stop me from starting with a very low dose of insulin and working up. hypos can surely be avoided that way. me ive told them no way! im going to low carb and increase my execise. im not quite on the full dose of metformin so im upping that as well. if what the doc is saying im...

just back from my diabetic review, really ****** off angry etc as of November diabetics who are on insulin treatment will not loose their psv hgv entitlement on their driving license. NOT SO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! if you are moved onto insulin you have your license suspended for 3...

Re: VICTOZA Checked my levels at both 1 hr and 2. Hrs last night both below 9 and still not on full dose of injection so quite happy. I do realise ive been playing at this for too long now but now theres a chance I could loose my bus license and hence my job I WILL have to be more serious. All...

Re: VICTOZA This just shows posably where im going wrong ,no healthcare person has ever explained this to me I will keep an eye on this tonight

Re: VICTOZA All readings are before breakfast

Re: VICTOZA happy new year guys just a wee update. on victoza day 5 so far no bad side affects ( appetite has dwindled but not a bad one), after reading the comments about it i have been carefull not to over eat so maybe fore armed is fore warned. on the meds side have reduced glic from...

Re: VICTOZA Was thinking of asking administrators if I could do a daily diary of a victoza user with weight bg levels mood side affects all included might be a good idea

Re: VICTOZA in the same boat as anna (well re the referal) i got refered to diabetic clinic who took all the relevant samples. the consultant then aggreed i can start on victoza. i now have all the "parafanalia" for using victoza (can you believe the doctor forgot screw on tips for the pen)...