[Diabetes-talk] Victoza

[Bridgit Pollpeter]

Carb counting can be different when using insulin though. And
carb/insulin ratios will vary on the person, though we all start from
point A in order to discover what ratio works.

Bridgit

-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of d m gina
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 9:41 PM
To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Victoza


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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