Nurse here :)two tips. These type of diabetic medications absorb the best in the belly. Also, when they say rotate locations, it only means move an inch away from your last injection spot. If you think about it, diabetics usually take about 5 injections a day and type 1 have been doing this all their lives so can build up car tissue. They take 2 long acting and one short acting with each meal. We mainly use the 4 quadrants of the abdomen to rotate shots. So don’t feel you need your use your arm or leg. Since it’s weekly, just going left one week and right the next is adequate. Hope that makes life easier :)

@Septeemberpain

16 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing

I’m just about to at the end of week 2, will do third shot 2.5mg on Friday. Mild nausea and some constipation. But I totally agree on your description and feelings around the food chatter, lack of “ I’ve got to eat or I’ll explode “ feeling. And YES- almost no nighttime eating . I’m paying out of pocket, but am blessed to be able to afford that. My goal is to work on my mind body connections, improve habits and recognize triggers and have prepared responses to triggers so that I am able to stop taking this once I have maintained at my goal for a bit.

@PeacocksPounds

4 ай бұрын

I'm cheering you on!!! And yes -- I feel SO much gratitude to be able to afford this without insurance coverage. But I'm starting to think that maybe part of why it's working so well for me so far is the fact that I am SO invested? Perhaps...either way, I'm grateful. SO MUCH GRATITUDE. :)

@Septeemberpain

16 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing

I am 3 weeks this Friday. I have had similar results. Little side effects on the 2.5. Looking forward to the 5MG. My limited side effects have been very mild fatigue and some light constipation. excited! Good luck on your journey as well. And I forgot to mention exactly the same. The food chatter which was uncontrollable is now easy for me to pass on food that I never did before. Satisfied is the perfect way to frame it. It is mind blowing. Best of luck to you as well. Peter PS- My insurance brought me down to $80 per month. I was able to get a pre-auth approved.

@PeacocksPounds

4 ай бұрын

Mind blowing and so hard to explain to those that haven't experienced struggles like ours. So excited for you and wishing you lots of success!!!

Yes! I agree! It makes it so much easier to make better choices. I went through the drive thru with my kids yesterday and I actually didn’t get anything!! Even made a reel about it because I had to get that on the record 😂

Glad it’s working so well for you. 👍 And don’t feel like you’ll have to jump up to the 5mg after just one month. If you’re losing weight on the 2.5, if the appetite suppression is on-point… then yeah, there’s no burning need to titrate up. 🔥 Plus, the side effects will be less (stay less?) on the lower dose.

Thank you for sharing about the plant based shakes ❤

Thanks for the info

I'm following your journey and you are doing awesome. I am on the 15mg of MJ

So how are you doing all those metrics?

@PeacocksPounds

3 ай бұрын

Smart scale!!! There are tons of options on Amazon -- very inexpensive. But SUPER helpful!