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bacardikim

05/09/2020 at 14:44

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Im type 2 diabetic currently on several medications for my diabetes and they want to try me on the weekly ozempic injection, has anyone tried this and do they feel that its helped them have better control

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07/09/2020 at 12:22

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@bacardikim Hello bacardikim, thank you for opening this discussion! I've moved it to our "Treatments for type 2 diabetes" group for more visibility. Let me tag some other members who can potentially share their experiences with Ozempic.

Hello everyone, how are you today? emoticon cute Have you been prescribed Ozempic injections for your Type 2 diabetes? Has it worked for you? If so, can you share your thoughts and experiences on it?
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29/09/2020 at 20:25

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@bacardikim I have been on this for about 6 months now and finding it to be really good, my advise is give it a go

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29/09/2020 at 20:38

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@ange1963 ive been taking 3 weeks now and have been quite ill with it constant upset stomach and nausea/sickness, I told the gp id persevere as hes given me some sickness tablets which seems to be helping, just hoping the stomach eases of as I also had stomach issues after they upped the dose of gliclazide so its been like double trouble😭 hopefully it will settle soon

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Hi everyone, I have been on Ozempic for a few months now and I am sure it is helping. My blood sugar has remained constant despite me eating and drinking the wrong things from time to time. Give it a try.

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30/09/2020 at 14:21

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@Nyreb1 That's fantastic news! Did you have any side effects initially like @bacardikim‍ ?

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Hi Courtney, no as far as I can remember I had no odd side effects, maybe a bit more wind than before but that soon passed. Don’t worry about the needle, it is so fine that you feel absolutely nothing.

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19/10/2020 at 23:07

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I ended up coming of this injection the side effects were horrendous so back on empagaflozin for now and looking at maybe going on insulin as running out of options now emoticon beat-up

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I have been on Semaglutide and it makes me so sick to my stomach that I feel like going to be throwing up. They switched me to the daily tablets and those were worse. I felt sick the whole day. And that's with following the instructions to the letter.

That being said, while that is a common side effect, apparently the severity isn't so common and I'm on several medications for diabetes (including insulin and metformin), cholesterol, gastric issues and mental health. So the side effects could be a reaction to all of the various meds as well.

Wish you well on your journey.

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I started Ozempic 9 months ago. At the time, I was a little over 200 lbs and was taking 1000 mg of metformin daily. Metformin had worked for me for almost 20 years, so I didn't expect that it had suddenly stopped working. For 3 years, I gained weight even though I worked out, and I thought it was just my appetite out of control. One random day, I realized my metformin was the problem. I saw a new doctor who prescribed Ozempic. What a miracle! 9 months later, and I’m down 40 lbs, my A1C dropped from 8.1 to 5.6, and I have virtually no symptoms from the drug other than fullness. The symptoms in the beginning did not last long either. Nausea, headache, fatigue...all cleared up within a week or 2 each time my dose was increased. It can cause what feels like constipation, but for me, it’s just that I simply haven’t eaten enough. This drug feels too good to be true. I’m so pleased with my experience so far!

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