Emmakeets
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1.5 LADA
Hi, I have recently started on Trulicity and could not find a lot of information on it from other members prior to starting so I thought I might start a thread with my experiences should anyone else be considering it.
I took my first injection on saturday evening, the first two weeks you take a half dose to allow your body to adjust to the changes. No side effects to speak of all day sunday however I did have a hypo sunday evening after dinner which I later realised was due to my insulin requirements reducing.
Monday morning I woke up and felt VERY sick. I also had heartburn and kept getting 'eggy' burps. I didn't manage to eat anything until lunch time and still felt slightly off then. After forcing some food down I did find that it helped with the sickness and again found that I needed almost half of the insulin that I have previously been taken. It's worth noting that my background insulin has so far stayed the same.
I had dinner Monday evening and again took less insulin. I'm amazed at how quickly my blood sugar results have stabilised and my sugars are under 7 even an hour after eating a generous homemade lasagne.
Tuesday morning again I still have the heartburn/eggy burps but no sickness. My appetite is greatly reduced as is my insulin requirements.
I happened to have a hospital appointment on Friday and again on Tuesday and was surprised to find that I have already lost 1kg in weight. The nurses have advised that there will quite often be quite rapid weight loss in the first 4-6 weeks and that this should then slow down after as your body becomes accustomed to the new drug.
I will continue to update with how I get on especially when I increase the dosage the week after next. So far I would say the pros are outweighing the cons but then I guess it depends how long the symptoms continue for!
I took my first injection on saturday evening, the first two weeks you take a half dose to allow your body to adjust to the changes. No side effects to speak of all day sunday however I did have a hypo sunday evening after dinner which I later realised was due to my insulin requirements reducing.
Monday morning I woke up and felt VERY sick. I also had heartburn and kept getting 'eggy' burps. I didn't manage to eat anything until lunch time and still felt slightly off then. After forcing some food down I did find that it helped with the sickness and again found that I needed almost half of the insulin that I have previously been taken. It's worth noting that my background insulin has so far stayed the same.
I had dinner Monday evening and again took less insulin. I'm amazed at how quickly my blood sugar results have stabilised and my sugars are under 7 even an hour after eating a generous homemade lasagne.
Tuesday morning again I still have the heartburn/eggy burps but no sickness. My appetite is greatly reduced as is my insulin requirements.
I happened to have a hospital appointment on Friday and again on Tuesday and was surprised to find that I have already lost 1kg in weight. The nurses have advised that there will quite often be quite rapid weight loss in the first 4-6 weeks and that this should then slow down after as your body becomes accustomed to the new drug.
I will continue to update with how I get on especially when I increase the dosage the week after next. So far I would say the pros are outweighing the cons but then I guess it depends how long the symptoms continue for!
