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Thanks for the suggestion of R-ALA of which I was not aware, amazing considering I have been suffering from neuropathic pains for the last 15 years. I have ordered some and will report if I get significant benefit.

Because of spinal and exit canal stenosis and three prolapsed discs, one of which is in the cervical spine I have considerable nerve damage, neuropathic pain and muscle weakness/spasticity. Unfortunately in the middle of this I became T2 and before I regained some control over my BG I added...

Thanks everyone for your replies. I agree mostly with what has been said, especially with regard to getting used to reduced sweetness. There are complicated reasons why I have such a large cereal breakfast as I mentioned before and it's all further complicated by the large quantity of pain meds...

I don't want this post to start a manic thread about artificial sweetener conspiracy theories but I have a problem that I am desperately trying to solve. In addition to my imperfectly controlled T2 I also have serious spinal problems and arthritic problems that pre-date it and are probably...

I have been on Victoza for nearly two years and found it very successful, more so than the Metformin and Gliclazide, at controlling my BG. However it rapidly became necessary to use it at the 1.8mg dose level. Suddenly, out of the blue at a review with the diabetic nurse, they have practically...

Sadly I think you may be right. I got no weight loss whatsoever. :( However I'm a very naughty boy and despite this my BG levels are close to acceptable. I take the injection just before a very naughty breakfast and within minutes I'm sweating as Victoza turns the furnaces up to max.

No need to expect the nausea. I have never had it and I'm on the maximum dose of 1.8mg which I expect very few users are. In fact I have very little that I could attribute to the Victoza but it is the most effective drug that I have been given. I also take Gliclazide and Metformin. 5 weeks ago...

Sorry, I haven't read the entire thread but to follow up on your previous longer post I have had a recent strange reversal of my Type 2 diabetes. About 3 months ago I caught an intestinal virus which lasted nearly a month. During that time I ate practically nothing for 1.5 weeks and much less...

Thanks for that Susan. I have to say, the way it is at the moment if it wasn't for my partner needing me and similar needs from our 100+ pet hens (including 10 adorable little chicks in a brooder in the house) I would struggle to find a reason for keeping up the fight. Unfortunately one of the...

I suffer from spinal and exit canal stenosis which greatly affects my mobility giving me back pain, numbness, weakness scaitic pain etc. Until recently my blood glucose had been kept under reasonable control by liragutide, gliclazide and metformin. My hba1c was about 7.6. Until recently I was...

From my experience it could be diabetic neuropathy alone but it appearing on both feet simultaneously would make me think that it's related to your lower back, possibly encouraged by your diabetes. I would try a different sleeping position as an experiment. I get very similar pains but they...

Having now read the NICE guidelines at http://guideline.gov/content.aspx?id=25679 I have now decided to return to the 1.2mg dosage to avoid making unnecessary waves. Hopefully I will achieve the required weight loss and all will be well. At least it seems I have nearly 8 months to achieve this...

Thanks for the background info Anna. Gives me a lot to think about. No, I didn't tell the dietitian about the visit to the diabetic clinician or my change to the dosage. She actually knows nothing about my treatment regime at all, such is the level of communication here. I requested to see her...

Hi Benedict, I'm afraid in the absence of any reply I went ahead and made the change up to 1.8mg on the 3rd Sept. So far all that's happened is a further decrease in my blood sugar readings but nothing exceptionally (dangerously) low. My appetite is slightly reduced but nothing that's going to...

I've been using victoza for about 9 months now and it produced a dramatic reduction in most of my blood glucose readings but the reduction in HbA1c has so far been only about 1% point. However the last test was maybe 3-4 months ago. Checkups and clinics up here can be a little random. Today I...

I had a read of the side effects of statins on the pages and in the forum. Thing is, I've been on them 10 years and I get severe cognitive impairment ( can't read more than a page of a book, fall asleep every time there is a progress bar :( ), muscle pain, muscle weakness, cramps and I'm...

I think I had a rather unusual route to diagnosis. A friend of mine went T1 shortly after having a kidney removed and I got lots of tales from him over his problems with his insulin regime. He always seemed to be getting a new meter so one day he gave me one of his and some strips. I tested...

Another vote here for seeing your GP as Sid Bonkers suggested. In addition to my Type 2 I have a back problem with spinal and exit canal stenosis that predated by 6 years my type 2 onset. The diabetes was probably accelerated by the obesity that resulted from lack of mobility. There is no doubt...

Re: VICTOZA Thanks for the encouragement. My peaks of 10-11 come at about 1 hr after a meal by 2 hrs I'm back to about 8.5 or so. Guzzling was 7 tabs :oops: Point taken. I did follow it up with something carbonacious though so that was good. I'd seen that about Gliclazide and weight gain...

Re: VICTOZA Hi, I posted once in this thread when I started Victoza about 2 1/2 months ago. I was already using Metformin and Gliclazide but I was getting BSLs at 12-15 fasting and peaking up to 22 after a meal. I'm not a very good patient as far as diet is concerned but I do my best balancing...