baileyjean
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HI I will be going to Victoza injections with metformin tablets. Could anyone help with side efforts and weight loss
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Hi Baileyjean and welcome to the forums.
While very few people would argue against the use of Metformin for T2 Diabetes, there are many who would suggest a Low Carb 'Way Of Eating' rather than use a GKP-1 receptor agonist such as Victoza or Trulicity (or worse still Ozempic).
These try to squeeze every last drop of Insulin out from your pancreas until eventually it gives up producing Insulin, and then you progress to Insulin Injections.
None of these (or any other medicine) has as much effect on lowering Blood Glucose in a Type 2 Diabetic as Low Carb does.
While very few people would argue against the use of Metformin for T2 Diabetes, there are many who would suggest a Low Carb 'Way Of Eating' rather than use a GKP-1 receptor agonist such as Victoza or Trulicity (or worse still Ozempic).
These try to squeeze every last drop of Insulin out from your pancreas until eventually it gives up producing Insulin, and then you progress to Insulin Injections.
None of these (or any other medicine) has as much effect on lowering Blood Glucose in a Type 2 Diabetic as Low Carb does.
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Welcome to the forum @baileyjean
A new member @Emma19834 was asking a similar question in this thread a couple of weeks ago
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We have had a few members over the years who have been on Victoza. Bloating and nausea seem to be mentioned on some threads, but I don’t know how common those side effects are.
A new member @Emma19834 was asking a similar question in this thread a couple of weeks ago
Victoza
Hi everyone, I'm after Insight, experience and advice, I've been asked if I'd like to go on these Victoza injections. I'm currently on stigmatin (not sure how its spelt) and metformin 2 tablets morning 2 tablets night. I've read good things about this injection but also bad things a d I'm just...
forum.diabetes.org.uk
We have had a few members over the years who have been on Victoza. Bloating and nausea seem to be mentioned on some threads, but I don’t know how common those side effects are.
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