[alfmaxmollyjack]

Well, I am not diabetic per se. I am pre-diabetic and my blood sugars when I eat carbs to spike up to at least 189 so I try to avoid my struggle has been with weight. My doctor thinks because my blood sugar is all over the place, despite my attempt to keep it stabilized, for this reason she has put me on Victoza. I started on the lowest dose which is 0.6 I believe after a week I went up to the next dose which is 1.2 after 3 to 4 days my daughter said I was looking very pale. Also, I was feeling kind of low on energy. After a few days of that, I went back down a little bit and I felt better then I went back up to the 1.2 and again I am very pale white white. I don’t know what is causing this and I asked the pharmacist and she said that it’s not a side effect so I’m wondering if anyone has any idea why I would look so pale on this medicine.? Other than that I have lost 6 pounds in a month .

 

[itissteve]

Your pharmacist can be very helpful, but the person you should speak with now is your doctor. It's possible the Victoza is interacting either with another medication or supplement you are taking or with some other health condition you have or you're just plain allergic to the actual medication. I read the "short sheet" on Victoza (this one) and it looks like the side effects you're experiencing (like the fatigue) are not unusual. It may be that you have to tough it out for another week or two before the side effects reduce or go away (you had to do this with metformin too). But I definitely would contact your doctor and explain what you're experiencing and ask if that will change any time soon.