Hi all. Glad to join you here. I'm type 2 and recently been on ozempic then moved to victoza due to unavailability. Now the same has happened and my lovely diabetes professional has still not been given guidance re options. My victoza is empty in the next couple of days. Anyone else in a similar predicament? My daily sugars are between 7 and 12!
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Welcome to the forum @Linda56
Sorry to hear you’ve been caught up in the recent meds shortages - unfortunately Ozempic looks likely to be in short supply until next year
There is some information on the shortages here
www.diabetes.org.uk
Sorry to hear you’ve been caught up in the recent meds shortages - unfortunately Ozempic looks likely to be in short supply until next year
There is some information on the shortages here
Our response to serious supply issues of drugs for people with type 2 diabetes
The global shortage in supply was partly due to a surge in off-label prescriptions of the drug semaglutide being issued for weight loss, which was exceeding supply. Previously (since the summer of 2023) all stocks of GLP-1 RAs had to be reserved for those already using these medications...
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Hi @Linda56 and welcome to the forum. I'm also sorry to hear that you've been struggling to get your medication!
Ultimately we believe they'll have to provide an alternative that is in stock. And if it's due to run out within the next day or two, might be worth trying to call them for an appointment asap.
Ultimately we believe they'll have to provide an alternative that is in stock. And if it's due to run out within the next day or two, might be worth trying to call them for an appointment asap.
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