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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dennis" data-source="post: 98037" data-attributes="member: 1338">Re: VICTOZAHi JAC,The problem with taking Victoza and insulin together is that liraglutide (Victoza) encourages the pancreas to produce the appropriate amount of insulin to deal with the food you have eaten.  If it does this AND you inject additional insulin, then you could end up with far more insulin than you need, resulting in a very low residual blood sugar level and a hypo.  This is why Byetta patients who are also on insulin are told to reduce the amount of insulin they take and to constantly test to ensure they are not going too low.  As Victoza works in exactly the same way as Byetta, I would imagine the requirement to drastically reduce the insulin would be the same.As Ken said, it is vital that you discuss this with an expert in diabetes, not your GP.</blockquote>

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