ladyengineer
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 2
I asked a few weeks ago about Trulicity but nobody on the forum had experience of this so I thought it would be useful to add an update.
Trulicity is a once a week injection which you administer yourself. The unit is a self contained, single use and I have found it simple to use. Diabetic nurse had a demo model and there is a Trulicity app which includes links to instructions and videos. The app also includes a reminder which you can set for when your dose is due, as it is once a week I think this might be useful as it allows you to snooze it until you say you have taken it and it has a location setting so that if you are elsewhere it can remind you when you get home.
Week one I felt sick as a dog. Nausea was constant and often accompanied by heartburn. My before meal bg readings which had been between 7 & 9 dropped to between 6 & 7. So great readings but I didn’t feel at all well and I could hardly face food at all. I tested more regularly because I was feeling so rough.
Week two, am I really going to inject myself again? Well I did and the nausea continued. As the week progressed I started to adapt to smaller meals and my BG before meals dropped to between 5 & 6. There was stuff going on this week so I was a bit distracted but the numbers were good and I felt I was managing the nausea. I got some of those travel sickness bands but I didn’t notice much difference. Smaller meals and still testing a bit more than before.
Week three. Nervous about this one as the nausea was less at the end of week two so was this going to set it off again? Happy to report that the nausea is minimal, bg averaging 5.4 before meals for the week.
If you are still with me sorry for the long post but I thought it might be helpful to someone. I really did feel awful for the first couple of weeks which I’m guessing was a combination of having to re-train my body on what is actually normal BG and the portion control as this medication slows down the release of food from the stomach.
I am interested to see what the longer term results are. There has been some weight loss but I haven’t reported on that as I want to see how it goes as that part of the body is probably in shock too.
L
Trulicity is a once a week injection which you administer yourself. The unit is a self contained, single use and I have found it simple to use. Diabetic nurse had a demo model and there is a Trulicity app which includes links to instructions and videos. The app also includes a reminder which you can set for when your dose is due, as it is once a week I think this might be useful as it allows you to snooze it until you say you have taken it and it has a location setting so that if you are elsewhere it can remind you when you get home.
Week one I felt sick as a dog. Nausea was constant and often accompanied by heartburn. My before meal bg readings which had been between 7 & 9 dropped to between 6 & 7. So great readings but I didn’t feel at all well and I could hardly face food at all. I tested more regularly because I was feeling so rough.
Week two, am I really going to inject myself again? Well I did and the nausea continued. As the week progressed I started to adapt to smaller meals and my BG before meals dropped to between 5 & 6. There was stuff going on this week so I was a bit distracted but the numbers were good and I felt I was managing the nausea. I got some of those travel sickness bands but I didn’t notice much difference. Smaller meals and still testing a bit more than before.
Week three. Nervous about this one as the nausea was less at the end of week two so was this going to set it off again? Happy to report that the nausea is minimal, bg averaging 5.4 before meals for the week.
If you are still with me sorry for the long post but I thought it might be helpful to someone. I really did feel awful for the first couple of weeks which I’m guessing was a combination of having to re-train my body on what is actually normal BG and the portion control as this medication slows down the release of food from the stomach.
I am interested to see what the longer term results are. There has been some weight loss but I haven’t reported on that as I want to see how it goes as that part of the body is probably in shock too.
L
