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    Diabetic since 1999, kidneys now fluctuate between 60 and 73% worried

    I just found this video I will check this out too, please check it out as its important to learn all we can about how everyone deals with this :
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    Diabetic since 1999, kidneys now fluctuate between 60 and 73% worried

    God bless, you I am so proud of you in dealing with this I am probably being too concerned, I have looked at Bicarbonate of Soda and provide a link, if this would be helpful to you too, I am going to take 1/4 teaspoon in a litre of water and will let you know how I did in my next test which is...
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    Diabetic since 1999, kidneys now fluctuate between 60 and 73% worried

    Hi I am posting for some advice, I have since 2019, and since I started Empagliflozin, 5mg x twice daily, and also I am on Ozempic 1mg weekly and Gliclazide 1/2 Tab before main meal, my blood sugars have stabilised now to a rate of 7.2% from 10.5% with these medications, I have also lost over...
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    How Long Before Sugars Come Down On Victoza

    OK I have now managed to sort out my diet and I am taking Mtformin 500mg x 4, Gliclazide x 40mg x 2 and 1.8mg of victoza, after several weeks of no loss of weight and a episode where I went to see GP, he advised next step was Insulin, anyway, i DID SOME OWN RESEARCH and started taking, Chromium...
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    Worried As Nothing Is Working

    Thank you for your advice TorqPenderloin, just a further question, what would insulin resistance be, and could it be that the pancreas be producing the insulin but the cells have become blind, as I had thought that this was part of the reason why I was put on Victoza, but it appears that its not...
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    Worried As Nothing Is Working

    Thank you for your reply ally1, I will just have to see how this pans out for me, as I can not see the sense in the GP saying I HAVE TO go on Insulin or Victoza and now Victoza is upping my sugars, I will of course work with it, as I am pleased the Victoza started working for you after 8 months...
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    How Long Before Sugars Come Down On Victoza

    Please can someone let me know how long its takes for Blood sugars to stabilize after starting Victoza, this is the start of my 3rd week, I have been on 0.6 then last week 1.2 and from yesterday I am injecting 1.8mg, but my sugars are going up, from the normal for me of 7 to 9 mmol to most...
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    Worried As Nothing Is Working

    Hi there I am not on a strict low carb Diet, but no flour - sugar or anything white, no rice or pasta, the above sugars are after having boiled egg sandwich with wholemeal bread and before now having a omelette and salad, so I dont know where I am going with Victoza now! should it not have...
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    Worried As Nothing Is Working

    I am a type 2 and have been for last 10 years and 50, I am not overweight to a level where my blood sugars should be high, but I am now getting worried, i have been on Gliclazide 40mg and Metformin 2000mg daily, I was on Invokana and Sitagliptin and my Hbac1 was 8.5, I thought was ok, Gp advised...