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Can u have grapefruit while taking victoza.

Diligent500

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Location
Sheffield
Type of diabetes
Treatment type
Non-insulin injectable medication (incretin mimetics)
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I dislike being diabetic and two heavy I am 80kg and want to get down to 50 kg very soon.
Hi to all,

Can I still eat grapefruit while taking Victoza injections 1.6 per day I meant to ask ages ago n forgot.

I went to see Consultant last Thursday n he said carry on with what you are doing my A1c is down from 80 to 59 so really plased.
I seem to be getting s lot of indigestion these past couple of weeks only been eating healthy foods ect:

Diligent500.
 
I've done a search for "grapefruit" at the victoza entry on drugs.com and nothing came up. If you're still worried, ask a pharmacist.

The entry said indigestion and heartburn are possible side effects of victoza. You might want to discuss it with your doctor or nurse, as medication for heartburn might help.
 

I asked Pharmacist what I should miss fruit wise she checked everything (including Victoza ) told me not to take grapefruit as I take Statin.
 
 
The only comment I can make about grapefruit is that you should not eat it if you are taking Statins. As for Victoza I suffer badly from indigestion on 1.6, so badly that I asked to be taken off. The comment was yes I could come off but the benefits were so great that I should continue if I could bear it. I agreed to continue, after a bit it got so bad that I contacted one of my wonderful diabetic nurses and agreed to reduce my dose to 1.2 until I felt well enough to increase it back to 1.6. This seems to work for me, I seem to be able to reduce for about a week and then increase for about four weeks before having to reduce again. This might possibly be an avenue worth exploring with your care team.
 
Thankyou I never thought of that.





Diligent500.
 
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