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<blockquote data-quote="DaftThoughts" data-source="post: 1279687" data-attributes="member: 317436"><p>This is still one hell of a ride.</p><p></p><p>Summary: finally saw the specialist, they're really trying to push this new drug on me called Victoza, and after looking into it I'm vehemently against it in every single way.</p><p></p><p>I was not given a clear answer as to why this drug would be a better alternative to taking properly regulated bolus insulin (he just repeated that 'insulin turns glucose into fat' and that 'victoza regulates insulin output from the body to what the body gets in carbs', none of which really tells me anything) and I am, quite frankly, angry.</p><p></p><p>Victoza is not for type 1 treatment. I don't even qualify for it right now as I'm on basal (which the specialist said I <strong>should</strong> ditch in favor of victoza, what the hell?!) which means insurance won't cover it. There are many strict regulations for having this injection covered (have a BMI of 35+, be on oral meds that don't regulate my glucose well, not taking insulin and whatnot), which makes me feel like them trying to push it on me is part of an effort to see how people respond to it. AKA I become a guinea pig.</p><p></p><p>After all the research I've done on it, I absolutely refuse to take it. I'm not going to exhaust whatever functionality is left with something that is so new it hasn't even been patented yet. I'm not going to take a drug that is explicitly marketed for type 2 diabetes when I'm not a type 2 diabetic.</p><p></p><p>I have scheduled an appointment with my GP for coming Monday to have a serious talk about this nonsense they're putting me through. I'm not on basal and a high dose of gliclazide because I make enough insulin of my own. I want to have better control over my illness and my body. I am smart, I have educated myself, and no matter what I do I WILL eventually be fully insulin dependent and I see no valid reason for just screwing around with oral meds for any longer than I have to.</p><p></p><p>If my GP will not prescribe me insulin, I'm getting a second opinion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaftThoughts, post: 1279687, member: 317436"] This is still one hell of a ride. Summary: finally saw the specialist, they're really trying to push this new drug on me called Victoza, and after looking into it I'm vehemently against it in every single way. I was not given a clear answer as to why this drug would be a better alternative to taking properly regulated bolus insulin (he just repeated that 'insulin turns glucose into fat' and that 'victoza regulates insulin output from the body to what the body gets in carbs', none of which really tells me anything) and I am, quite frankly, angry. Victoza is not for type 1 treatment. I don't even qualify for it right now as I'm on basal (which the specialist said I [B]should[/B] ditch in favor of victoza, what the hell?!) which means insurance won't cover it. There are many strict regulations for having this injection covered (have a BMI of 35+, be on oral meds that don't regulate my glucose well, not taking insulin and whatnot), which makes me feel like them trying to push it on me is part of an effort to see how people respond to it. AKA I become a guinea pig. After all the research I've done on it, I absolutely refuse to take it. I'm not going to exhaust whatever functionality is left with something that is so new it hasn't even been patented yet. I'm not going to take a drug that is explicitly marketed for type 2 diabetes when I'm not a type 2 diabetic. I have scheduled an appointment with my GP for coming Monday to have a serious talk about this nonsense they're putting me through. I'm not on basal and a high dose of gliclazide because I make enough insulin of my own. I want to have better control over my illness and my body. I am smart, I have educated myself, and no matter what I do I WILL eventually be fully insulin dependent and I see no valid reason for just screwing around with oral meds for any longer than I have to. If my GP will not prescribe me insulin, I'm getting a second opinion. [/QUOTE]
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