Lucyr
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
I had a call with the diabetes nurse today as it’s almost three months since I started ozempic. Thought I’d give you an update on how it went.
First a bit of background. This change isn’t all attributed to ozempic. Around September/ October last year I was going through a stressful period, which coincided with high anxiety, depression (at diagnosed levels), and diabetes burnout. I was missing at least 25% of insulin doses, rarely checking bg, weight was going up, exercise going down, and generally feeling the effects of all that build up to breaking point. I had previously had great control on insulin but it had slipped as the burnout crept up. My a1c was 79 (9.4%) and I finally reached the point of being ready to change things.
Ozempic had been mentioned before and I’d said no but decided to give it a go. I’ve now taken 0.25 for four weeks and then 0.5 for 7 weeks. I’ve been taking insulin consistently and testing blood sugars regularly, and my blood sugars have started coming down in the last 6 weeks, dropping gradually through that time. For the last four weeks I’ve been counting calories, eating well, avoiding snacking when I can and walking more to lose some weight.
My A1c at the start of this week was 55 (7.2%)! I’ve lost 9 pounds so far this year (through calorie counting, ozempic isn’t magic), and the last couple of weeks my blood sugars have been 5-9 consistently so I’m expecting another improvement to my a1c next time. The only downside is the retinopathy that has resulted from making fast changes. Otherwise I’m really pleased and happy to continue taking the ozempic.
First a bit of background. This change isn’t all attributed to ozempic. Around September/ October last year I was going through a stressful period, which coincided with high anxiety, depression (at diagnosed levels), and diabetes burnout. I was missing at least 25% of insulin doses, rarely checking bg, weight was going up, exercise going down, and generally feeling the effects of all that build up to breaking point. I had previously had great control on insulin but it had slipped as the burnout crept up. My a1c was 79 (9.4%) and I finally reached the point of being ready to change things.
Ozempic had been mentioned before and I’d said no but decided to give it a go. I’ve now taken 0.25 for four weeks and then 0.5 for 7 weeks. I’ve been taking insulin consistently and testing blood sugars regularly, and my blood sugars have started coming down in the last 6 weeks, dropping gradually through that time. For the last four weeks I’ve been counting calories, eating well, avoiding snacking when I can and walking more to lose some weight.
My A1c at the start of this week was 55 (7.2%)! I’ve lost 9 pounds so far this year (through calorie counting, ozempic isn’t magic), and the last couple of weeks my blood sugars have been 5-9 consistently so I’m expecting another improvement to my a1c next time. The only downside is the retinopathy that has resulted from making fast changes. Otherwise I’m really pleased and happy to continue taking the ozempic.