Not everything works for everyone, I’m finding…

@bijouxbroussard

I confess I do not really fast before. My body was strange: when I woke my blood sugar would be higher than in the evening.

Since my A1C was dropping, I scaled back on finger pricks. I used to do it at least once a day. Then after every A1C reading, I would skip another day. Now I am down to once every 5 days.

My doctor is now focus on my high blood pressure. I bought a cuff and take two readings a day. Still high, and only normal a few times in two weeks. I also have a high heart rate. I have started taking daily walks and eating more vegetables.

I still need to cut back on fat and coffee. So hard to do. I already gave up sugar. And now fat? Please no.

I pay $25 a month copay for 0.5 mg/week. Retail is $1300. Yet I think my insurance negotiated it down to $900.

My guess it would be covered for diabetes in most plans.

I just learned your drug and mine are the same.

@JoyfulSilence I don’t literally fast, but my doctor calls them my "fasting" numbers because it’s what my monitor reads first thing in the morning, before I eat or drink anything.

I was experiencing the same thing, with high morning numbers which became lower by noon, after breakfast and a walk. Someone at my support group was saying that sometimes the pancreas dumps sugar while you sleep, although I might’ve misunderstood.

@bijouxbroussard

I think the pancreas only secretes insulin (and digestive enzymes, etc.), not sugar. I think it also secretes a hormone, which I think makes your liver turn its stored sugar (glycogen?) into glucose.

The Ozempic makers say it increases insulin production and reduces liver sugar production.

A lot of YouTubes say the real problem is insulin resistanance, and that too much insulin is bad, too. One said the drug does not increase insulin but just reduces liver sugar production. So confusing. But I should be sceptical about YouTubes.

@sciguy18 Thanks, Sci. 🙂

@MMarco Thank you. 👍🏽

@bijouxbroussard I remember last year we chatted about the Marvelettes, The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game. I watched a interesting documentary about Howling Wolf and when he visited England and said, " This is for all you British punks". Keith Richard's narrated the story, it was hilarious. The Rolling Stones loved him, as they did Muddy Waters. The Stones got their name from frome Muddy Waters song as well.

@SwampFlower Thank you, my friend. 🤗