[hankn]

Has anyone taken new medication for type 2 diabetes called Victoza. It is injectable and it is not insulin. Any reaction/comments?

[wrightdel]

I use victoza and believe it has been good for me. At first I felt ill, buy also lost some good weight.

[hankn]

I started to use Victoza about 1 month ago and my readings dropped drastically. Now all my readings are within norms. However, I was and still concerned about developing thyroid cancer or pancreatits as outline is some of the brochures. Are you concern also and what did your doctor tell you?
Thank you for your comments and prompt reply.

[darle003]

I love it. I'm losing weight and blood sugars are great!! Your suppose to let you MD know it there is a history of thyroid Ca in your family. I know several people on it and they are doing well also.

[pkdarlin]

I am just starting it tomorrow. I'm a little nervous about taking it. I'm wondering if my changes of not getting sick if I eat before I take it.

[hankn]

I did not have any side affect after taking Victoza and it is really simple to inject (does not hurt). However, you definitely need to talk to your doctor and also get prescription.

[pkdarlin]

Well I took my very first shot and it has been an hour and still not sick. My blood sugar is 109 before lunch. I will check it in two hours.

[pkdarlin]

Still not sick and two hours after lunch my blood sugar is 99.

[hankn]

It does work!

[jlaracue@aol.com]

My endo put me on Victoza and it seemed to be a good move. Despite avoiding severe forms of the common side effects, I had to get off Victoza. The drug increased my resting heart rate by 20-30 beats. A few other users reported the same problem but many other users complained about a wide range of intestinal and gastric situations brought on by Victoza. I suggest reading online diabetes forum posts that detail other users' experiences with Victoza. Diabetesmine.com has a good section on users views of Victoza.
http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/04/...n-victoza.html