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Pre-Diabetes Remission

Chilli_Cat_01

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Hello,

I was diagnosed with pre-diabetes last July. With Metformin and Ozempic I have now got my bloods down to thirty-something. My BMI is 33, so still in the obese category.

My GP has taken me off Metformin and is reducing my Ozempic to get me off it in the next 2 months. However, I like being on Ozempic because it controls the sugar cravings, the snacking and makes me feel full after a normal-sized meal. And, of course, I love the weight loss.

I must admit that I've been giving in to my sugar cravings over the past week in the hope that my next blood test will show that I need to stay on Ozempic. I know this is dangerous but I am scared of coming off the Ozempic. I would at least like my BMI to get to the normal range rather than still obese.

Has anyone been in a similar situation?

Thank you.
 
Welcome to the forum @Chilli_Cat_01

Great to hear Ozempic has been working so well for you. And congrats on your weight loss so far!

I can understand your concerns, but I’d encourage you to cut back on the sugary things again… I’m sure your Dr would be horrified if they knew you’d been deliberately eating sweet things to adversely affect your levels, in order to stay on Ozempic.

I’d think the more improvement you can demonstrate from a medication or combination of meds, the more evidence you have to show that it’s working well and you need to continue.
 
Hello,

I was diagnosed with pre-diabetes last July. With Metformin and Ozempic I have now got my bloods down to thirty-something. My BMI is 33, so still in the obese category.

My GP has taken me off Metformin and is reducing my Ozempic to get me off it in the next 2 months. However, I like being on Ozempic because it controls the sugar cravings, the snacking and makes me feel full after a normal-sized meal. And, of course, I love the weight loss.

I must admit that I've been giving in to my sugar cravings over the past week in the hope that my next blood test will show that I need to stay on Ozempic. I know this is dangerous but I am scared of coming off the Ozempic. I would at least like my BMI to get to the normal range rather than still obese.

Has anyone been in a similar situation?

Thank you.
Welcome to the forum.
Most people would not be prescribed metformin if only in the prediabetic range but be encouraged to make some dietary changes which would be better to adopt for the long term benefit of losing weight and getting blood glucose into normal range and keeping it there./
Many have done just that without the aid of medication by following a low carb way of eating restricting carb not just sugar intake to no more than 130g per day.
This link may show you that it is possible and still have filling tasty meals. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/
There are also recipes for low carb cakes and biscuits on the website sugarfreelondoner.
You are not helping yourself in the long run by not getting to grips with some dietary changes.
 
Welcome to the forum @Chilli_Cat_01

Great to hear Ozempic has been working so well for you. And congrats on your weight loss so far!

I can understand your concerns, but I’d encourage you to cut back on the sugary things again… I’m sure your Dr would be horrified if they knew you’d been deliberately eating sweet things to adversely affect your levels, in order to stay on Ozempic.

I’d think the more improvement you can demonstrate from a medication or combination of meds, the more evidence you have to show that it’s working well and you need to continue.
Thank you for responding to me. I have made significant changes to my diet and have been more active but I'm worried that it will all be in vain if I come off the Ozempic. I guess I will just have to keep getting tested and try to get out of the obese range by myself. I don't even enjoy sugar right now but I'm worried that that will change when I am med-free. I just wondered if anyone else had had the same experience.
 
There are a few other threads mentioning Ozempic here which you could skim through to see if others have felt similar?

 
Welcome to the forum.
Most people would not be prescribed metformin if only in the prediabetic range but be encouraged to make some dietary changes which would be better to adopt for the long term benefit of losing weight and getting blood glucose into normal range and keeping it there./
Many have done just that without the aid of medication by following a low carb way of eating restricting carb not just sugar intake to no more than 130g per day.
This link may show you that it is possible and still have filling tasty meals. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/
There are also recipes for low carb cakes and biscuits on the website sugarfreelondoner.
You are not helping yourself in the long run by not getting to grips with some dietary changes.
Thank you for the link. I immediately made significant changes to my diet so that's not really my issue. I'm more concerned about reversing the good that I have done without the help of Ozempic. All the research I have done indicates that the weight goes back on when you stop. I wanted to see if anyone else has been in my situation. I was prescribed 1,500mg Metformin a day, so maybe my starting bloods were quite high.
 
Thank you for the link. I immediately made significant changes to my diet so that's not really my issue. I'm more concerned about reversing the good that I have done without the help of Ozempic. All the research I have done indicates that the weight goes back on when you stop. I wanted to see if anyone else has been in my situation. I was prescribed 1,500mg Metformin a day, so maybe my starting bloods were quite high.
I assumed you were in prediabetes range as that was the title of your thread, apologies. If you stick with a low carb regime then you should minimise effects of coming off the medication. If your current Hba1C is only 33 mmol/mol then you have done extremely well.
 
I assumed you were in prediabetes range as that was the title of your thread, apologies. If you stick with a low carb regime then you should minimise effects of coming off the medication. If your current Hba1C is only 33 mmol/mol then you have done extremely well.
The title of the thread is correct, I was diagnosed as pre-diabetic in July 2024, I can't remember the Hba1C or the BMI at that time. I was prescribed 1,500mg Metformin for the first three months, then in October 2024 this reduced to 1,000mg Metformin and I started Ozempic. Last week my Hba1C was thirty something and my BMI was 33. I was told to stop taking the Metformin and am reducing the Ozempic to zero in 2 months. I am a vegan so it is easy for me to improve my diet. And I'm healthy enough to be able to increase my exercise. What I am worried about is currently being in the obese BMI range and not knowing if coming off Ozempic will make me put all the weight back on. It feels premature to go completely med-free right now when I'm not yet in the healthy BMI range. I trust my GP so I am sure she is making the right decisions for me. I just wanted to know if anyone else has been in my situation and can tell me how coming off this drug has affected them. I will browse the other threads.
 
I have never heard of people being prescribed Metformin for pre-diabetes. I have friends who are diabetic - hba1c 47 and they don't get it.

I was never offered it at hba1c 42. In fairness though I was normal weight and am now slightly underweight in fact.
 
I have never heard of people being prescribed Metformin for pre-diabetes. I have friends who are diabetic - hba1c 47 and they don't get it.

I was never offered it at hba1c 42. In fairness though I was normal weight and am now slightly underweight in fact.
I believe my starting Hba1C was over 70. It's all new to me so I'm just going to trust my GP.
 
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