Hello everyone, I started Mounjaro since 24/12/2024

[Achek]

Hello everyone, I started Mounjaro since 24/12/2024, three months after I lost 12kg, my glycémie is 5,5%, my life was changed , you can ask me what you want with my experience.

 

[Achek]

For those who take Metformin, take vitamin B12 at the same time because metformin absorbs vitamin B12 and you can find yourself in a B12 deficiency, this is what happened to me, for 10 years no doctor mentioned it to me, it had an impact on my neurology and now I am on Mounjaro treatment everything is fine. So be very careful and take B12.

 

[KennyA]

To be fair, the advice on metformin and B12 was only changed comparatively recently for the UK, in June 2022. Here's the link to the official advice:

Metformin and reduced vitamin B12 levels: new advice for monitoring patients at risk

Decreased vitamin B12 levels, or vitamin B12 deficiency, is now considered to be a common side effect in patients on metformin treatment, especially in those receiving a higher dose or longer treatment duration and in those with existing risk factors. We are therefore advising checking vitamin...

www.gov.uk

 

[wobbles]

Hello everyone, I started Mounjaro since 24/12/2024, three months after I lost 12kg, my glycémie is 5,5%, my life was changed , you can ask me what you want with my experience.

Thanks for offering to share more about your experience…

Well done of your improved health!

I gave a few questions to start…

1. How did your 12kgs weight loss progress over the first 3-4 months? Consistent rate or different phases?
2. Can you clearer about your starting weight?
3. How long have you been diagnosed with diabetes?
4. What was your exercise routine like before and during taking the medication?
5. Were you on insulin injections before?

I hope that you don’t mind these personal questions as it would help to give more context on your success.