What is Victoza?
Victoza is for type 2 diabetics. It contains the active ingredient liraglutide. When your blood sugar is too high, Victoza helps to lower it. It can be used with or instead of other diabetes medication like metformin. Victoza also slows the journey of food through your stomach, which helps to regulate your diet. How does Victoza work?
The active ingredient in Victoza is liraglutide. Sugar is extracted from the bloodstream by the hormone insulin which is produced by the pancreas. Liraglutide encourages the production of insulin by the pancreas, resulting in more sugar being removed from your blood. Liraglutide also slows the speed at which you digest food, which means that the sugar from the food is taken in at a slower rate, helping to decrease spikes in your blood sugar levels. This slowing of the digestion process also helps make your brain think that the stomach is full for longer, which helps with healthy eating and weight loss. What doses of Victoza are there?
The amount of Victoza that you use can vary from person to person. The starting dose is always 0.6 mg once a day, for one week. This dosage can be increased to 1.2 mg once a day under the guidance of our clinician. Our clinician may decide that you need to increase to 1.8 mg of Victoza once a day, if that is what is required to control your blood sugar effectively. You don’t need to worry about getting it wrong when using the pen. The Victoza pen contains 18 mg of liraglutide and is designed so that you can easily choose which dosage you require: 0.6 mg, 1.2 mg, or 1.8 mg. Always follow our clinician’s instructions with it. Medically reviewed by
Dr Daniel Atkinson
GP Clinical Lead
on August 02, 2022.
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Dr Daniel Atkinson, GP Clinical Lead on August 02, 2022. Next review due on August 01, 2024.
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