Victoza

Hi everyone, I was rushed into hospital two weeks ago. I was previously a diet controlled type 2 diabetic. I have many medical conditions and this means I can take no oral anti diabetic medications. Anyway I went into DKA rare I know but I also had lactic acidosis and was in adrenal crisis. So they had me on sliding insulin and then started me on victoza. I went into my Gp in tears today that I would not be injecting this drug into my body anymore and if insulin is the only way then so be it. I have had terrible side effects that I was told would go away by week two. They haven't and are getting worse. I have been constipated for two weeks straight, I'm on the maximum amount of laxatives and still nothing. I cannot physically eat because I'm nauseous and my stomach feels like it's full of gas permanently. The abdominal cramps wake me up at night sweating and in tears. I cannot walk around and I'm so light headed and dizzy. Today was meant to be a day to up the dose no way. I also found out today that my Gp cannot do anything and it's my diabetes specialist team I should of rung. Bear in mind up until two weeks ago my diabetes was under the care of my Gp so I didn't know this. She's told me to inject till Monday when they will change it this is because the team don't work over the weekend, just because she's very worried my sugars will rise rapidly on nothing at all. But I cannot do this I will monitor my sugars closely but I cannot bring myself to take anymore of this drug. I'm so miserable and feel I've let my consultant down he had to get special approval to put me on it as it's so expensive and he really does not want me on insulin because I may gain weight. But I gave it my best shot and I cannot do it. Has anyone had such a horrible time on this drug.

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Hi I've lost three stone I've been very sick. I have adrenal insufficiency like addisons disease and asthma. I'm on a low fat low carb diet anyway. I take steroids and the diabetes is steroid induced. This is why so many meds are contra indicated. Because of the steroids I have to watch my diet anyway. He doesn't want me on another drug that may cause weight gain as the steroids are difficult to control as it is. It's not so much he wants to not put me on it because of my weight now it's because of the fact that I am taking other drugs that do cause weight gain and we have to work hard to control that. He will of course put me on insulin if there is no option. I cannot be unmedicated as I went into DKA even after losing 3 stone from my other illnesses. I will look into the other options thank you for your replies.

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Thanks I could reduce carbs further the low fat is because I have very high triglycerides. This is not diet related and they believe it is a genetic abnormality. The same way I keep building lactic acid which means I end up with lactic acidosis very often. They are doing specialist blood tests for both these things. But it means I cannot eat a lot of fats even good fats as my body doesn't break it down normally. Sorry I should of explained better in the first post I'm very complicated I was just feeling so unwell and upset I just wrote what came into my head lol I can't even understand half of what's wrong with me!

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