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GP is taking me off Mounjaro .

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nursekate223

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Type of diabetes
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Hi , i have been a poorly controlled diabetic for 30 years. I have been on and off insulin and tablets over the years. My GP started me on Mounjaro April 2025 and it worked wonders. My sugars were well controlled and my HBA1C has reduced from 88 to 48 now. I also have a libre which has been a huge help too as i work shifts and are too busy to test regularly.
My question is :
My GP has now said she is not providing mounjaro or the libre anymore as ` i dont need it ` !! She said there are other people who need it more than me . I asked now my sugars are under control why dont i need it . She said because i have lost weight i dont need it anymore . This really surprised me and i thought i would be on it for life due to being diabetic. Has anyone else been taken off it ? I am so worried i will be back to square one . I have really bad peripheral neuropathy and very poor mobility.
Sorry to go on ......thank you for getting this far .
 
nursekate223 said:
Hi , i have been a poorly controlled diabetic for 30 years. I have been on and off insulin and tablets over the years. My GP started me on Mounjaro April 2025 and it worked wonders. My sugars were well controlled and my HBA1C has reduced from 88 to 48 now. I also have a libre which has been a huge help too as i work shifts and are too busy to test regularly.
My question is :
My GP has now said she is not providing mounjaro or the libre anymore as ` i dont need it ` !! She said there are other people who need it more than me . I asked now my sugars are under control why dont i need it . She said because i have lost weight i dont need it anymore . This really surprised me and i thought i would be on it for life due to being diabetic. Has anyone else been taken off it ? I am so worried i will be back to square one . I have really bad peripheral neuropathy and very poor mobility.
Sorry to go on ......thank you for getting this far .
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H have never used this but from what I can understand it is VERY expensive this maybe why, has she given you a replacement such as insulin ?
 
You may find this thread helpful @nursekate223, some members have posted links to the N.I.C.E guidelines etc

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Thread 'Doctor wants to stop my mounjaro - what are the official guidelines?'

I have been on mounjaro for diabetes since April 2024.

I am not on any other medication.

My hba1c was 68 when I started. It is now 38.

Everything is going great.

Last night I received a call from my doctors surgery to say they are going to stop my mounjaro because my hba1c is normal.

My hba1c is only normal because of the mounjaro. Why can’t they see this?

What are the official UK guidelines for stopping mounjaro for this reason?

They wouldn’t take you off metformin, or off statins or blood pressure tablets, so I am very shocked they want to stop my mounjaro.

Thank you.
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