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<blockquote data-quote="brendan101" data-source="post: 2179213" data-attributes="member: 179417"><p>Hello,</p><p></p><p>I thought I'd offer my 2p worth to your story. It's great that you are on Liraglutide and that you are taking things seriously. Liraglutide is a class of drug called a GLP-1 agonist and it does 3 things. It slows down stomach emptying so you should feel fuller for longer. It suppresses the release of glucose from the liver which helps particularly at meal times to combat high glucose after eating and it helps the beta cells (insulin producing cells) of the pancreas work more. All of this is designed to keep them blood glucose levels under control. Liraglutide has the brand name "Victoza". It's probably one of the best class of medicines in this class. It can cause stomach upset in some people and you can become intolerant to it and so you may need to take a break whilst using it. It is normally injected in 3 dosage levels depending on what works best for the patient. It shouldn't make you more susceptible to low blood glucose if you are not taking insulin. I used it myself and I am type 1 and I lost weight very quickly, reduced my total dose of insulin and felt much fuller for longer. It was a massive help to me. It is short acting and can be taken daily and the effects are short term. It's only available on the NHS for T2D. There are other GLP-1 agonists such as Januvia which claim to be longer acting although they don't seem to be as effective if what I hear is correct. Keep going with your healthy diet, low carb in particular if you can. I found that when I had my blood glucose under control I felt much better and less likely to snack. Even slight high blood glucose can create a false sense of hunger. Get in some moderate exercise too and drink plenty of water even if not thirsty. Many times you feel hungry when in fact you are thirsty! You have to do what you have to do to get normal blood glucose. Never feel that if you go on insulin that you have failed. There might come a day when you will need insulin. Injecting insulin and keeping your blood glucose within range will help prolong the life of your pancreas too! I hope that you find this helpful and I wish you the very best of luck. Brendan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brendan101, post: 2179213, member: 179417"] Hello, I thought I'd offer my 2p worth to your story. It's great that you are on Liraglutide and that you are taking things seriously. Liraglutide is a class of drug called a GLP-1 agonist and it does 3 things. It slows down stomach emptying so you should feel fuller for longer. It suppresses the release of glucose from the liver which helps particularly at meal times to combat high glucose after eating and it helps the beta cells (insulin producing cells) of the pancreas work more. All of this is designed to keep them blood glucose levels under control. Liraglutide has the brand name "Victoza". It's probably one of the best class of medicines in this class. It can cause stomach upset in some people and you can become intolerant to it and so you may need to take a break whilst using it. It is normally injected in 3 dosage levels depending on what works best for the patient. It shouldn't make you more susceptible to low blood glucose if you are not taking insulin. I used it myself and I am type 1 and I lost weight very quickly, reduced my total dose of insulin and felt much fuller for longer. It was a massive help to me. It is short acting and can be taken daily and the effects are short term. It's only available on the NHS for T2D. There are other GLP-1 agonists such as Januvia which claim to be longer acting although they don't seem to be as effective if what I hear is correct. Keep going with your healthy diet, low carb in particular if you can. I found that when I had my blood glucose under control I felt much better and less likely to snack. Even slight high blood glucose can create a false sense of hunger. Get in some moderate exercise too and drink plenty of water even if not thirsty. Many times you feel hungry when in fact you are thirsty! You have to do what you have to do to get normal blood glucose. Never feel that if you go on insulin that you have failed. There might come a day when you will need insulin. Injecting insulin and keeping your blood glucose within range will help prolong the life of your pancreas too! I hope that you find this helpful and I wish you the very best of luck. Brendan [/QUOTE]
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