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does anyone know why my diabetic consultant will not put me on Byetta ? he wants to put me on medication that is know to put weight on you.i need to lose about 6 stone in weight.went on victoza but it gave me migraines so he took me of it.

Re: VICTOZA i phoned the consultant Monday & i have got to go & see the diabetic nurse in the clinic next Tuesday. they are going to change my medication as Victoza is making me feel very ill.

Re: VICTOZA hi ken, i spoke to the consultant last week & he said to stoop the victoza for 7 days then too go back on a half dose which i did 0.6. he said to do this till i next see him again which isn't for the next 4 weeks. i will have to phone him up again tomorrow but i might have to wait...

Re: VICTOZA well i did what the doctor said- i started on a half dose 0.6 after being of victoza for 7 days but it is still not agreeing with me at all.i am getting crippling migraines.i had bee on a half does for the last 7 days then another migraine.i have had to stop it.carn't live my life...

Re: VICTOZA also i nearly forgot you arn't supposed to be on insulin when you take victoza.it does state this in the information on the drug this is what it says "Insulin Combination of liraglutide with insulin has not been evaluated and is therefore not recommended."

Re: VICTOZA we all know that it will get our bs down but it is the side effects that need to be thought about.the side effects are quight bad & should be thought about befor one gets to excited about the medication. when i went to see the diabetic consultant he made out that it was a miracle...

Re: VICTOZA i phoned up the out of hours doctors service yesterday &thy said it would be fine to stop taking Victoza for one day till i could get to tall to my doctor so that's what i did.i stopped taking it for one night. wow can i see a difference.the dizziness has nearly stopped,i don't...

Re: VICTOZA thats it,i can not take any more off the side effects off victoza. i have no life part from lying on the sofa through feeling so ill.i can not even take my dog out at all. i feel so sick,the world wont stop spinning,i can not go out because i keep panicking all the time because i...

Re: VICTOZA i suffer with migraines have done since being a child.i can usually cope with them but today was the worst one i have ever experienced.i have had flashing lights for 6 hours,carn't stop being sick.i couldn't even stand up very well. could the victoza made my migraines worse ? i am...

Re: VICTOZA i have been on betahistine for a few weeks as i got an inner ear infection & felt very dizzy & passing out episodes but since being on the victoza the efects of the medication has changed.when i take the betahistine it is making me feel really unwell.i don't know if it is the...

Re: VICTOZA thanx for the information Ken. i was getting quight worried as i feel very shaky & dizzy all the time. over the last few days my blood sugars have gone up a bit from 5.2 too 7.3.hope it goes down again soon. i didn't know what was happening to me over the last few weeks.why don't...

Re: VICTOZA i have been on victoza for nearly 3 weeks. on the .6 dose my blood sugars didn't go down but once i put the dose up to 1.2 my bs went down after only one day from 10.4 too 5.2. i have noticed a few things happening to me though.i am finding that i have a very short tempa which i...

yes,i have read the book & i sent it back to amazon. what he said has been said before. he just says too keep of starches like potatoes,rice,pasta,corn chip,bread,flour. he says that sugar isn't the enemy & that you can have chocolate & sweets as we tend not to eat as much as we do in potatoes...

thanx ken for your advice. you answered my question for me. have a good day

i did low carb diets but didnt lose any weight in the past. i was just wondering seeings that my blood sugars are under controle & that i am lossing weight weather it would be a good idea to go on a low carb diet.i didn't know if i could do a low carb diet seeings i am on victoza. i have tried...