[Diabetes-talk] Victoza

[d m gina]

Mike,
I would be able to do that, sense I don't drink giggle.
yes I have spoken with my diabetic coordinator.
Who is willing to work with me.
If at this time upgrading the pills will bring down the numbers, as 
well as the a one c then I would stay with this until I got back from 
convention.
I wouldn't want to be unsteady with what is happenings.
I know what I am trying to say here.
You can have those three drinks, that makes you drink six.

Original message:
> I agree that "too young" may be an excuse. On the other hand, although it
> may well appear that the good doctor is terminally ignorant (I gather that
> he is not an endo), it may also be that he is trying to be diplomatic. What
> he may *really* be thinking (and I mean no criticism here) is that he
> wonders whether (given her frequent confusion and questions) Dar can handle
> rigorous carb-counting. To be sure, he could put her on 70/30 insulin twice
> a day but it isn't clear to me whether this would be an improvement on her
> present regimen. But between Jim (her hubby) and her, they probably can
> figure it out. She'll need to work with a CDE to learn the skills of
> carb-counting and we can reinforce them.

> As for victosa, from all I've heard, it really does help many Type 2's; I
> know one guy whom itreally helped; it brought his A1C down a good bit and he
> lost weight. No side effects. I realize that the FDA raised a stink about
> victosa but remember that there are a bunch of lawyers involved and they
> have to err on the side of caution.

> Like others here, I'd recommend going to insulin. But Dar has to be willing
> to learn the techniques backward and forward till she can count carbs after
> three drinks!

> Cheers!

> Mike


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Bernadette Jacobs
> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 4:51 PM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Victoza

> Are...you...serious?????  Too young???  Honey, where's that one coming
> fropm???  I'm 54 and I've been on insulin for years!!!  I still
> maintain I feel far, far better on the insulin than on any oth4er oral
> meds.  I've felt so much more energetic and alert since I've been put
> back on the insulin.  Too young???  Ugh! Ugh!  Too young!!!  Crazy!!!
> Hogwash!!

> Bern



> On 2/25/13, d m gina <dmgina at samobile.net> wrote:
>> Ok Mike here I come.
>> Before you did any of the long lasting shot for the day, did you take
>> the victoza?
>> I am afraid of the side effect.
>> Could mess up the pacreous.
>> Now that does frighten me.
>> I am exercising as well as losing weight, I think this is part of what
>> is happening.
>> my doctor did share he is doing this shot himself.
>> he felt that putting me on the insulin twice a day I was to young.
>> I'm proud to be sixty as I shared with him.
>> Not understanding why age is the matter.
>> I shared that I was told folks have more energy on the insulin than
>> they did on the pill.
>> Just some thoughts.

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