Good evening everyone. As some already know, I’m a struggling type 2 diabetic with a whole lineage of type 1’s on my dads side of the family. I’m trying to curtail all the nasties that go along with it. I dropped my a1c last year quite a bit but the diet was unsustainable…most of y’all top my daily carb/sugar intake with breakfast.
On my last checkup a month or so ago, I had lowered my a1c back into the mid 7’s… that was more than a full point higher than my best BUT the diet leading up to my 7’s wasn’t ridiculous and after a long chat with my pcp WE decided to add ozempic into my medicine protocol. I’m hoping this will help get my a1c down to an acceptable (sustainable) level. I would be ecstatic with mid 6’s.
There’s a positive side effect of weight loss so that can’t hurt either. The problem with that is it can make you hypoglycemic which is extremely dangerous. It curbs your hunger/cravings and makes you feel “full” longer. it also might give a touch of heartburn. I know all this because there’s someone in my life that’s been on it for a few months now and has lost ~15 pounds or so without exercising.
I’m starting on .25mg a week for 4 weeks to assess tolerance. Then it will be .5mg for another 4 weeks. I’m hoping that’s where I’ll stay. My doc says it goes to 2mg a week (primarily) for weight loss purposes.
Below is from the web.
Semaglutide, sold under the brand name Ozempic among others, is an antidiabetic medication used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and long-term weight management. Semaglutide acts like human glucagon-like peptide-1 in that it increases insulin secretion, thereby increasing sugar metabolism.
Well So far I can feel the effects… I took a (subq) dose yesterday evening…went to bed. Everything was uneventful… woke up not ravenous like I usually do…opted for a cup of coffee first rather than breakfast. I ate my usual breakfast (1/2 cup oats, 2 scoops isolate, 1 tbsp of pb) at 5:30ish. An hour later…it feels like I’ve eaten a whole steer. I’m stuffed… usually my breakfast feels me up sufficiently but not overly so. I was told that this is how it works.
Some people speculate people will use this more and more as a weight loss tool in the fitness industry. I believe some TRT clinics are already prescribing it.
So far on 2 weeks of assessment dosages, the biggest thing I’ve noticed is mild heartburn . It’s mostly in the evening after supper. A bit unusual for me as I haven’t had it in ~20 years…since I lost 200lbs of ugly fat…divorce from first wife.
. It’s mostly in the evening after supper. A bit unusual for me as I haven’t had it in ~20 years…since I lost 200lbs of ugly fat…divorce from first wife.