Re: VICTOZA
Hi Muriel. Good luck with the Victoza and I hope it helps you. I take Byetta which is also an injectable drug with a side effect of weight loss and I have lost weight. Of course I'm no expert but I wouldn't be happy with the advice of not to eat unless you were very hungry. I attended a training morning before I started Byetta and the advice was to eat small amounts of nutritious food. I was told portion control is very important with a reduction of everything especially carbs. However we were told to eat 3 small meals a day and a couple of tiny snacks if we needed them. I can't see that skipping meals is a sensible thing to do especially for a diabetic. If the side effect of Victoza is anything like Byetta you will feel like eating much less anyway. Turn this to your advantage by selecting tiny meals with very nutritious food and cut out the junk.
Hi Muriel. Good luck with the Victoza and I hope it helps you. I take Byetta which is also an injectable drug with a side effect of weight loss and I have lost weight. Of course I'm no expert but I wouldn't be happy with the advice of not to eat unless you were very hungry. I attended a training morning before I started Byetta and the advice was to eat small amounts of nutritious food. I was told portion control is very important with a reduction of everything especially carbs. However we were told to eat 3 small meals a day and a couple of tiny snacks if we needed them. I can't see that skipping meals is a sensible thing to do especially for a diabetic. If the side effect of Victoza is anything like Byetta you will feel like eating much less anyway. Turn this to your advantage by selecting tiny meals with very nutritious food and cut out the junk.