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Weight loss injection

Prancy said:
Yeah. I must bolus despite low carb, so I don’t get much benefit. Actually, having the carbs and bolusing works better for me. I need the insulin. I don’t go overboard with them, but Keto doesn’t serve me well.
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Keto is short term. Try whole foods plant based. Many people have had good luck with it. Especially with Autoimmune diseases like t2. Exercise is very important as well. If you don't move the food stays in for longer and stores as fat.eat less move more. Easier said than done I know but we can try at least. check out Mastering Diabetes on YouTube and insta.
 
Zulekah said:
Hello, I would like to ask if anyone with type 1 diabetes has tried the weight loss injection? Also has it worked and is it safe?
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Yes. I've been on it for 3 months & it works! So far I've lost 12kg (c.2 stone) without really trying. You start on a low dose to get used to it for a few weeks, then it gets doubled. The first 1.5 months are a bit rough. I found that if you over do it on the carbs, you do get very bloated towards the evening, and then all the trapped wind has to come out, which makes you quite 'musical'. I'm over that now, watch what I eat & it's great. My insulin sensitivity has increased as well, so I'm injecting a ⅓ less than I used to. On days that I'm not particularly active, I usually only have 1 proper meal a day, and I'm not hungry. Plan is to drop another stone & then get back to doing more exercise & accelerate the process. 100% would recommend.
 
Zulekah said:
Hello, I would like to ask if anyone with type 1 diabetes has tried the weight loss injection? Also has it worked and is it safe?
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Hello,
I too am type 1 and it was my GP who suggested this to me, however upon speaking with my DN she said No and it would only be used as an absolute last resort she has made a plan for me and so far it is working i have lost 4kg in around 6 weeks i would recommend speaking with your diabetes team/dietitian in the first instance as they will be able to help you and make other suggestions
 
I'm type 1 and on Ozempic for about 4 months now. It is not recomended for type 1, but is it down to specialists discretion fi they feel there is a benefit You won't be able to get it on the NHS through GP or diabetes clinic. I am under endocroolgist consultant who prescribed it to me.

The reason I was prescribed it was as I have several metabolic conditions, which is why I see an endocrinologist. I have high insulin resistance and had weight gain over the years which I found hard to shift. I suffer from neuropathy after 25 years of diabetes, I also have maculopthay which is borderlien needing treatment and I need to tighten my control to ensure I keep my site long term. So I have a nu,ber of factors that led to this being prescribed.

I do beleive it is a grey area giving it to Type 1, as it is expensive drug and there is no benefit to well controlled type 1 diabetics. There has to be other factors involced, such as over weight, insulin resistance, other metabolic issues, poor diabteic controle etc which is why it is only prescrived by specialists.

I did at first experience more hypos, but with the help of the diabetes clinic, I quickly managed to get my carb to insulin ratio re-adjusted. As it delays your stomach from emptying, your blood sugar rises much more slowly. I also found that my insulin resitance has reduced dramatically. I have reduced my basal insulin down to just under half what i was on before and my bolus is now down to about 1/3 of what it was before.

With regards to side effects, I have had a few. I started out at 0.5mg for 4 weeks, then at 8 weeks it was doubled to 1mg and finally at 12 weeks I started 1.5mg, which I have been on now for a few weeks. At each stage there is mild nausea, headaches as my body adjusts to it, but after a week I have found this has settled and I start to feel okay overall.

Results so far have been positive so far Is strate dof at 17st4 and when I weighted in at month 3, I was 15st8, which I'm pretty pleased with and I am down from 2XL shirts to XL. I have also lost 2 inches from my waistline.

Tips for anyone who does start out for this would be don't force yourslef to eat, only eat when you feel hungry and stop when your full or the nausea will get bad. You need to adjust your diet a lot to cope with it. Keep dairy down to a minium, avoid fried foods. I find acidic food and spices also make me feel off. Drink plenty of water to avoid constipation due to delayed gastric emptying. Stickign to that I find I have no day to day nausea, unless I pick the wrong things to eat.

Good luck to anyone who reads this and is going to start it. Ozepic has changed my life and I feel so good for the weight loss. My freestyle libre is finally reporting an estiamted HBa1C that is within the nornal range! I don't think I have had a range within normal for over ten years. I have always been in the red.
 
I’ve heard about this as I’m type 1 and have been type 1 for 51 years I’m on the Omnipod and have started cutting down on my carbs and in the last 6 weeks have lost 9lbs so I’d rather do it like that but I must admit it does sound good but doubt if my diabetic nurse would put me on it but next time I see her I’ll discuss it with her xx
 
Hi iv been on victosa just over a month just gone up to 1.8 but in a month iv lost 1 stone and 3lb. It was hard going at the start with tummy ache but its past. I'm on 3 different insulin and it's the first time in many years iv been in range if u can get over the first few weeks it gets better
 
Zulekah said:
Hello, I would like to ask if anyone with type 1 diabetes has tried the weight loss injection? Also has it worked and is it safe?
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Yes, yes and yes. I’ve been type 1 for 30 years and have struggled to keep the weight off for years. At the tail end of March this year I started Ozempic and have lost just over 1 1/2 stone in that time.
when it first came on the market, I was disappointed and, based on my own research, believed it wasn’t going to do anything for a T1 like me.
I discussed it with my clinician and GP and we agreed that it could work. It’s changed my approach to food, I feel full quicker so eat less, I use less insulin and have stopped nibbles and snacks.
it’s not without challenges though - one example is that you do feel (and get) very bunged up at first but that’s fixable. There’s a lot of chatter about miracle weight loss but I’m happy with my sustained, slower and effective 1/2 stone per month (that’s 6st in a year) which has been a steady downward route so far as well as a realisation that the control is back with me.

I’d say that you should talk to your doctors if you’re a T1 and struggle with weight control.
 
Just curious, if the drug delays gastric emptying, what do you do about hypos?
 
This is really helpful, thanks ..I can empathise with your situation, I am T1 and find I need a lot of insulin for non-carb intake, I count for protein and carb as eating generally, causes me to spike so I would still take units for a high protein /ultra low carb shake, I also have an issue with weight gain although I am highly active and regular gym user ..I am awaiting an endo appointment to review my weight gain /and hope to have options of support as I feel I have gone from a size M to XL or 10-15kg weight gain in the past year or so
 
Zulekah said:
Hello, I would like to ask if anyone with type 1 diabetes has tried the weight loss injection? Also has it worked and is it safe?
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I'm type 2 and I tried them but it was disastrous for me. Started off as sulphurous burping which was very unpleasant but then it actually burnt my throat, all the way from my stomach up my oesophagus into my throat and mouth. Very unpleasant indeed! I stopped it immediately. Never again. Finally this April, resolved to do this. Went to Slimming World in April. Am now weighing 2 1/4 stone less than I did mid April. Thrilled! Their recipe books are totally brilliant - wonderful flavours and tastes I'd simply never imagined before and very little in the way of hunger. I cannot recommend anybody doing those injections. Steel your resolve to do a SW breakfast and SW main course. Treat yourself to coffees or teas and see the weight drop off!
 
 
So true! All my life I have heard "experts" say one thing or another, an constantly dismiss anything i tell them about my condition. What you say, does NOT suprise me, at all, they still know next to nothing about the condition, or, that everyone is different, an reacts differently.
Sorry reply was not on subject, but just had to respond....Personlly...30+ years on Anti-Epileptic meds, because told an Epileptic cause i grand maul seize an loose conscious when hypo. Now, been OFF epilepsey meds for a year, told, AM NOT epileptic! All thanks to txslim 2 with automatic high an low adjusting thanks to dexcom cgm, funded by wonderful Guys Hospital, they changed my life!!! Lol even this cant exactly control my bg, had nothing to eat all day, still at 11 bg, it usually beeps telling me i am above 11.1 even if not eaten in 16 hours!
 
My doctor put me on Ozempic, then Saxenda. Horrendous side effects, far too horrible to deal with and leave you feeling like death. Steel your resolve. No more bread, no cakes, no more processed food. Took myself off to Slimming World in mid April. Have eaten no bread since. Some oatcakes yes and the wonderful griddle oat bread I found in some SW recipes. No more butter or margarine, no jams. Here I am, mid April to end of June two and a quarter stones lighter, one and three quarters left to go to get to my target of 12 stone! Loving no processed food, loving the very generous recipes I've found in Slimming World Books, feeling much better. I do a SW breakfast, usually loaded with fresh fruits and mid afternoon a SW dinner which is both filling and completely delicious. Have as many coffees/teas as I like and loads of cucumber & mint water or lemon water. I can honestly say hunger has not been a problem. To hell with Saxenda and Ozempic - the gateways to hell! My blood sugar readings are all now within normal range. I used to hate meat, it now tastes good again but I hate the cruelty to animals involved so trying SW vegan recipes with things like tofu and Quorn. I'm hooked - and not on giving myself injections. Steely resolve. No more processed food - if it's processed don't touch it. No cakes, no biscuits, no bread, no butter or Marg and no artificial sugars. Fresh fruit has all you need and on SW you can eat loads. That's my experience of these weight loss injections. The side effects are truly horrible, I thought I was on the way out! No, no, no!!

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i have to disagree with a couple of the points you make. Keto is not short term. There are many on this forum who have successfully used keto diet plans for more than a year without problem.

Secondly, T2 is not an autoimmune disease, Type 1 is.

Thirdly, food motility is not dependant on moving or exercise.

i have yet to see someone post in the Success Stories and Testimonials section to claim success with Mastering Diabetes.
 
Foxy_Chick said:
I have not heard of anyone having this injection, but I need to have it asap
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I had it, two types of it, with horrendous results - thought I had stomach cancer - sulphurous burping and belching followed by intense burning sensation of oesophagus for several days, intensely sore throat and terrible acid tastes in mouth. I begged doctor to tell me to get my excess weight off by being as rude as he wanted rather than ever prescribe anything like that to me again! You inject this thing into your belly every day and it gives you the worst stomach you've ever had. God no, give me the strictest diet sheet ever and I'll stick to it rigidly. After experiencing these injections I threw out every packet of biscuits lurking in my cupboards, every cake, the butter out of the fridge. Bought fresh fruit & vegs, planted lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, strawberries, raspberries in my garden. Two and a half months on, following SW recipes I've lost two stone 3 lbs. Another one stone 10 lbs to go! No more stomach injections here - hell no!! I thought I had stomach cancer for sure, so sick & sore as the injections made me. Never again!
 
Sorry, I have to disagree.

Keto is not short term. I've been eating keto for over three and a half years now and have no plans to stop. I also am not sure you're accurate in describing T2 as an "autoimmune disease" - T1 appears to be, but not T2.

I lost all my >60lbs fat without any exercise, it wasn't at all necessary. I am exercising now, because I enjoy it, but I did precisely none while losing weight.
 
I actually agree with you. I have a very bad, unstable ankle which I shattered many years ago and I physically cannot walk far at all (50 metres is too much). Ankle requires extensive surgery and I'm on a never-ending waiting list for surgery to stabilise it. Also bad leg muscle cramping, so little or no exercise possible for me either. I didn't have 60 lbs to lose but I did have 50. 28 lbs of that is gone since mid-April, so exercise is not essential. It would be a nice bonus if it were possible. Hopefully, after surgery (whenever that finally happens, if ever), I might be able to enjoy nice country/beach walks without the incessant pain. The diabetes barely registering anymore is a huge bonus too. Praying the remaining 20 odd pounds comes off before summer ends. In summer it's relatively easy to change eating habits. As winter draws in, I find it much more difficult!
 
Zulekah said:
Hello, I would like to ask if anyone with type 1 diabetes has tried the weight loss injection? Also has it worked and is it safe?
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I’m type 2 and am on semiglutide weight loss tablets, because I have colitis my consultant started me off on a low dose of semiglutide 3mg next month I go up to 7mg and a month after that 14mg then weekly injections. So far a month in I’ve had no problems with nausea or hypos and my blood sugars are in range. I have to send my results blood sugars to my local diabetic clinic along with a good log which is on the continuous glucose monitoring app I use. So far all good il update as I go along. Although type 2 I am overweight considerably and am blind so fingerpricking all the time is difficult so my consultant put me on continuous glucose monitoring libre 2 which once you get used to it is pretty easy to use.
 
I just got my smart watch set up and am going to start meeting step goals. I have a torn meniscus and ITBS, but am determined to get more active.
 
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