Hello
I am a relative of a lady aged 67 who has had diabetes for over 20yrs. She is insulin-dependent and has recently started taking liraglutide.
She is having problems keeping her levels down in the last year.
Since starting on liraglutide she has been having a few problems, she has been admitted to A&E twice this week; once with a hypo and second time with an episode of severe confusion but sugar levels were at 10.
She is having increased hypos, confusion & migraines since starting the new drug - she has had numerous tests, ECG, Xray, MRI, blood tests but nothing has been found so far.
In the last year her normal fasting blood sugar level is around 10 and it is not unusual for it to be around 15-16 during the day and sometimes higher.
A Dr advised that a fasting level of 10 is pretty good for someone who has had diabetes for so long and they are not overly concerned about readings of 15-16.
My questions are as follows;
At what level may you expect long-term damage to nerves and vessels? As she had these higher levels for over a year now, we are wondering if this may be contributing to her increased confused state?
Has anyone else had any experience of increased confusion, seizures or migraines on Liraglutide? (we have been told the liraglutide is not responsible for the migraines but it seems too coincidental that she is having migraines since starting the new drug)
Is anyone aware of an alternative to liraglutide she may request if problems continue?
Many thanks
I am a relative of a lady aged 67 who has had diabetes for over 20yrs. She is insulin-dependent and has recently started taking liraglutide.
She is having problems keeping her levels down in the last year.
Since starting on liraglutide she has been having a few problems, she has been admitted to A&E twice this week; once with a hypo and second time with an episode of severe confusion but sugar levels were at 10.
She is having increased hypos, confusion & migraines since starting the new drug - she has had numerous tests, ECG, Xray, MRI, blood tests but nothing has been found so far.
In the last year her normal fasting blood sugar level is around 10 and it is not unusual for it to be around 15-16 during the day and sometimes higher.
A Dr advised that a fasting level of 10 is pretty good for someone who has had diabetes for so long and they are not overly concerned about readings of 15-16.
My questions are as follows;
At what level may you expect long-term damage to nerves and vessels? As she had these higher levels for over a year now, we are wondering if this may be contributing to her increased confused state?
Has anyone else had any experience of increased confusion, seizures or migraines on Liraglutide? (we have been told the liraglutide is not responsible for the migraines but it seems too coincidental that she is having migraines since starting the new drug)
Is anyone aware of an alternative to liraglutide she may request if problems continue?
Many thanks