Does Mounjaro alone work to lower blood sugar?

[hazelfrank6311]

In 4 months my A1C went from 10.9 to 5.4 when I added Mounjaro. I was on 2000 Metformin a day which didn’t seem to help. My stomach was always a mess though so I stopped Mounjaro. My appetite came back. Started again on 2.5 mg per my dr. He told me to stay on Metformin but I decided to stop it. Side effects are 90% better.

 

[BigAlan]

I am on 5mg now, having had 1 month on 2.5mg.
My bs went from 17.4 to 8.9 in the 2 months.

I was expecting to go to 7.5mg, but the nurse said there was no clinical benefit to doing this. I found that mystifying until I found out that munjaro 7.5mg and 10mg are £15 more than 5mg.

 

[Deleted member 596235]

I am on 5mg now, having had 1 month on 2.5mg.
My bs went from 17.4 to 8.9 in the 2 months.

I was expecting to go to 7.5mg, but the nurse said there was no clinical benefit to doing this. I found that mystifying until I found out that mounjaro 7.5mg and 10mg are £15 more than 5mg.

Here in Australia, the Mounjaro (tirzepatide) KwikPen price is
approximately AUD$735 (£371) for a 15mg dose x 4 weeks.
It's not covered by our Medicare system, so I couldn't afford to
use it for either diabetes control or weight loss.