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Suggest An Alternative To Victoza Injection
Posted on
Fri, 26 May 2017
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Fri, 26 May 2017
Answered on
Thu, 15 Jun 2017
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Brief Answer:
Victoza contains liraglutide
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.
Victoza contains liraglutide. That is the only available brand for liraglutide.
Regarding management, regular exercise is still the mainstay of treatment.
But there are other medicines that are more commonly prescribed. For example metformin is an oral anti-diabetic that can be prescribed to control blood sugar levels. It is safe, cheaper and is first line drug for diabetes especially if patient is having higher body weight.
After an exhaustive review in various studies, a review literature demonstrated that metformin is associated with reductions in: (1) insulin-dose requirement (5.7-10.1 U/day in six of seven studies); (2) HbA1c (0.6-0.9% in four of seven studies); (3) weight (1.7-6.0 kg in three of six studies); and (4) total cholesterol (0.3-0.41 mmol/l in three of seven studies). The following link can be followed for further information: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC0000/
You can check with your doctor about this option and other options available.
Hope it helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Dr Vaishalee
Victoza contains liraglutide
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.
Victoza contains liraglutide. That is the only available brand for liraglutide.
Regarding management, regular exercise is still the mainstay of treatment.
But there are other medicines that are more commonly prescribed. For example metformin is an oral anti-diabetic that can be prescribed to control blood sugar levels. It is safe, cheaper and is first line drug for diabetes especially if patient is having higher body weight.
After an exhaustive review in various studies, a review literature demonstrated that metformin is associated with reductions in: (1) insulin-dose requirement (5.7-10.1 U/day in six of seven studies); (2) HbA1c (0.6-0.9% in four of seven studies); (3) weight (1.7-6.0 kg in three of six studies); and (4) total cholesterol (0.3-0.41 mmol/l in three of seven studies). The following link can be followed for further information: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC0000/
You can check with your doctor about this option and other options available.
Hope it helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Dr Vaishalee
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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