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Can Tradjenta Be Tried To Control Blood Sugar Levels Before Taking The Prescribed Victoza?
Hello. I am 62 years old and slim physic I have been a dietetic since 2007 taking 2 met for in a day. Recently my sugars have creeped up from 6.7 to 7.0 recently. That is my A1C. My current endocrinologist put me on trulicity .75 mg. I am nauseous and he feels it will be ok after I try it for 12 to 6 weeks. My insurance will not pay so he change it to Vitoza which I need to take daily. I really wanted to try tragenta He feels I will not get the coverage Vitoza will give. I just want to see if oral would do the job. Is there harm by trying tragenta first?
Fri, 21 Sep 2018
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Well, what I understand in the context of your lean body and pretty good Glycemic control. I just wonder, you may better try something else before switching to this injectable drugs. Yes, Victoza may give a bit more coverage than Tradjenta but your sugar is pretty good and you may well try Tradjenta first. We generally advise Victoza to people who have poor control in spite of using 2 or more drugs and who are obese. You don't have any of the two. So if there is no other reason for Victoza you better try Tradjenta for few months.
Recheck your A1C and then to see ahead. I hope it will work. You can increase the dose but this also should only be done with the consulting of your primary consultant as he understand things in more details and he may have much better plans for you.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Well, what I understand in the context of your lean body and pretty good Glycemic control. I just wonder, you may better try something else before switching to this injectable drugs. Yes, Victoza may give a bit more coverage than Tradjenta but your sugar is pretty good and you may well try Tradjenta first. We generally advise Victoza to people who have poor control in spite of using 2 or more drugs and who are obese. You don't have any of the two. So if there is no other reason for Victoza you better try Tradjenta for few months.
Recheck your A1C and then to see ahead. I hope it will work. You can increase the dose but this also should only be done with the consulting of your primary consultant as he understand things in more details and he may have much better plans for you.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman
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