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HI I have a question :) I am currently on Lyxumia but find that it makes my blood sugars drop to about 4.0 within an hour of injecting which is a bit too low, then after that first hour they can go upto 9 mmols after meals. I am thinking of asking the doctor to come off it as it still makes me...

Thats brill Shez :D I lost about 18kg on victoza, put back on 8 when stopped it and hoping this time my weight will level out again as well as my readings :cool:

Hi I was on metformin as well as victoza and it lowered my numbers down until i was just using victoza 1.2mg, i stayed on that for nearly 2 years until the doctor thought i should go back on metformin/gliclazide. However i found once i stopped the victoza and went back on oral meds my weight...

How are people getting on with this, I have just gone on the 20mg dose and i feel tired all the time, used to the not hungry feeling from victoza but i feel **** at the mo, not sure if its the increase in dose or mayybe i;m just run down lol.

Hi I just started on this on saturday, so far not felt too bad, just feel like i have ate a 3 course meal after eating a slice of toast!! I was on victoza for nearly 2 years and hoping this works as good

Hiya no i dont low carb but i am on a low cal diet and dont eat any diary products Docotr has now put me on Lyxumia which i start tomorrow, The GLP1's have been the best meds i have tried so far. I lost weight but it also kept my blood sugars level with no spikes for nearly so hopefully this...

Thx Ali, thats what i've been thinking as well, wish me luck lol

Hello i have been taking Linagliptin and gliclazide for the past 3 months, previously i was on victoza which worked brill. I was took off Victoza as the doc felt it had done its work but since then I have gained weight even though i don't eat big amounts still, my blood sugars are erratic again...

Hi I have just been put on Linagliptin as well as Gliclazide and so far have not noticed any problems. I was on victoza and metformin and they both caused different types of stomach problems but so far my stomach feels like its gone back to normal as had no cramps for ages.

Yeah i was told to test often and normally i find my blood sugar is between 7-8, sometimes 10 after meals and thats with met and glic, when i came off victoza i tried a week of no meds and my blood sugar shot back up to 17. So normally i never go low of a night or feel this bad as i do at the...

Hi I have recently gone from victoza to metformin and gliclazide, which have been working ok. Last night though when i went to bed, I felt like I was getting start of a hypo, wobbled downstairs and when i tested my blood sugar was 2.7, so i manged to eat 3 glucose tablets, 2 rich tea and a glass...

No I havent but i will have a look at the info

I jus posted the below on another topic in the Type 2 forum and wondering if anyone else had same experience as me I was on victoza for 18 mths and it was fantastic for prob the first 12 mths, then although i was still getting HBA1c of around 5.5 the weight was coming back on and i was...

I was on victoza for 18 mths and it was fantastic for prob the first 12 mths, then although i was still getting HBA1c of around 5.5 the weight was coming back on and i was constipated all the time, i am now back on metofrmin and gliclazide and although my numbers are not as low i feel better at...

Hi I have been on victoza for just over a year and for me its been brilliant, my blood sugars used to spike up n down like a yo yo and now they are much more settled and weighed 85kg, my weight is now down to 67kg and in my eyes its been the best medication so far :)

well the good news is don't need a hearing aid, however my test did show i cant hear high pitches but apparently it may be just age related (i'm only 45!!) so have to go back now every 3 years ;)

Hi Kate thx for replying, ive got my test at 3 today so will update later and will have a look into the link you have sent Thx Shirl

HI i have been for a hearing test at my doctors and have to go for more indepth one as my hearing is terrible, i struggle to hear people talking in groups or anywhere if theres background noise and its been like this for years :( Anyways my question is, is this common with diabetics, does...

Hi I also think I am naturally left handed. I write with my right hand but can't hold my pen the normal way, however I can with my left hand. Also I eat left handed, throw and kick better with my left side and hold the phone to my left ear lol. I was at school in the 1970s/80s and think that...

Hi how easy or hard is it to ask to be tested for Mody. Reason i ask is because i was diagnosed as type 2 a few years ago when i was 41, but in hindsight i had had symptoms for a long while, ie for at least 10 years before diagnosis i had suffered from extreme tiredness, unexplained boils/cysts...