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Re: diagnsed as diabetic im in shock anyone advise I was scared stiff when I was diagnosed in 1999 have been on diet alone ,diet and tablets and now insulin and tablets there is so much to learn and I'm still learning now .Dont be scared you are not alone there's always someone to talk too

Re: Victoza you will get all that info with the machine just ask your doctor for prescritions for the needles and test strips the info on what to have priscribed will be on the how to use info leaflet

Re: Victoza it wouldnt hurt to buy yourself a testing machine as the victoza will affect your sugars have been on 1.6 since saturday no ill effects at all doing well have had to put the amount of insulin i take down which isnt a bad thing but doing good :)

Re: Victoza yes i think it would be advisable to have a testing machine as ive had quite a few hypos but i am on insulin as well. dont worry about injecting it is such a small needle and if i can do it anyone can.and i do it 4 times a day. please let me know if your worried about any thing im...

Re: Victoza good luck with victoza im doing fine on it and its not hard to use be good to have someone else on it with me

Re: Victoza mentioned on This Morning i have now been on victoza for 2 weeks and lost 6 lbs in weight and no side effects it is so much easier than having to inject a hour before meals and only one injection a day seeing my diabetic nurse friday so maybe they will put me on a higher dose :D

Re: Victoza mentioned on This Morning at the moment im just trying to adjust dosage im finding if im not careful im having hypos but catching them in time my readings were quite high so im pleased in that way and im not picking at food have to speak to my doctor at end of week and he will prob...

Re: Victoza mentioned on This Morning im the first the consultant has given it too been on just over a week now fill full up most of the time and sugars are good . No side effects as yet (fingers crossed

Re: Victoza mentioned on This Morning i have been on victora for a week now doing good blood sugar levels have dropped not eating so much lot easier than injecting twice a week an hour before meals doing ok

Re: Victoza mentioned on This Morning im sure they wouldnt have appoved it if it wasnt safe any way ive started using it as byetta didnt agree with me i had bad headaches so im hoping this will work

Re: Victoza mentioned on This Morning i found the leaflet on the internet by searching leaflet on victoza i got all the information hope this works

Re: Victoza mentioned on This Morning i saw my consultant yesterday and it has been approved he gave me a prescription so im waiting for it to come it will post later on how it goes

Re: Anyone use Byetta? i too have noticed i have been suffering from heart burn since starting byetta itake it 30- 45 mins before a meal

Re: Anyone use Byetta? i dont see any reason why you cant go on byetta im on insulin novorapid and mine has dropped from 30-30 30 units 3 times a day to 24-24-10 units which is good for me . keep the presure on your doctor because it does stop you eating so much and im now on byetta 10

Re: Anyone use Byetta? i inject up to an hour before usually 30 mins and i can never finish my meal if i do it just before i eat it has no effect

Re: Anyone use Byetta? i carry a card from medi-pal it lists every thing im on and costs £12.00 or around that i got it off the internet from the medi pal site

Re: Anyone use Byetta? i have been on 10 now for a week and no side effects still having trouble with hypos

Re: Anyone use Byetta? i do eat within the hour but the longer you leave it the less food you eat. i have been put on the 10 because they want me to have less insulin as i have became insulin resistant over the past months. I have been lowering my insulin over the last few days since going onto...

Re: Anyone use Byetta? i have been on byetta 5 for 3 weeks and going up to 10 at the weekend as im on insulin as well i inject into the top of my leg with a smaller needle it dosent hurt but ive had several bad hypos and lowering my insulin doses. The specialist put me on Byetta with the...

Re: Anyone use Byetta? i think you should phone the nurse and see what she says i havent had any side effects yet fingers crossed