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i am pre diabitic on metformin 4x daily my a1c is 6.4

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ericlloyd

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Type of diabetes
Prediabetes
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Non-insulin injectable medication (incretin mimetics)
i am pre diabitiec on metformin my a1c is 6.4 and weight is 300 i am 5'3 and doctor said i am not a diabitec yet, my queshtion is the doctor put me on weygovy once a week is the first injection prior to be diagnose with diabetes and putting on insuln not on insuln yet when will they presribe me a glucose meter
 
You still have good changes of improving if you take diet seriously, my A1c was 10.5 (well ahead of you) in January (initial diagnosis).

2 months later after a very strict low carb diet and weight loss, I am no longer diabetic (by blood work analysis).

For the moment l would suggest you look up for low carb diet and keto diet... or to simplify just eat meat/fish/eggs with green leaf for 2 or 3 months than get your analysis again.

Insulin comes much later in the desease... for those with good control (maybe some luck) possibly never...

As for a glucose meter that should be the first thing. A continuous monitoring system like the Freestyle Libre 2 was an amazing learning experience so I can monitor in chart all day long with what I eat, what happens overnight etc.

I dont think that is subsidized for non-insuline patients (in UK if that is where you are)... you may have to pay it yourself (dont know how things work there).

Before I had my own meter, every Saturday morning I went to lab for measuring (it was paid out of pocket), but not expensive.
 
Welcome @ericlloyd
I think it's a little early for you to be thinking about insulin, your A1c would have to be a good deal higher than it is now. Insulin is a last resort for T2's and only considered when diet and other drug therapies have failed.
The wegovy is an injectable Semaglutide used for weight management, it's designed to reduce the appetite and slow down the movement of food through your gut, so you feel fuller for longer.
A glucose meter will be useful to see which foods you are eating are causing your high blood sugar. But you are unlikely to be given one. Only people taking drugs that could cause low blood sugar are given one on prescription.
Neither metformin or wegovy are known for causing hypos so I'm afraid you will have to fund your own meter.
 
Hi @ericlloyd and welcome to the forums.

As your profile says you are in the US then the rules about prescribing meters may be slightly different to those in the UK (where many of our forumites are located). It may also depend on your insurance coverage??? In any case, there is no harm in asking whether you can have a meter and if they won't give you one on prescription you could consider funding your own.

Good luck.
 
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