A1c: the version I wish someone had shown me in week 1
Week 75 update. 46kg down from the start, early fullness basically gone since about week 20.
Things that worked: consistency, protein at breakfast, walking more than I want to. Things that did not: everything I bought on the internet to help with early fullness.
The part that surprised me is how much of this is admin. Ordering, storing, logging, remembering. Nobody mentions that the hard bit is not the drug, it is the routine.
Happy to answer anything. Please do not ask me what dose you should be on.
best — the order this archive was captured in
Strongly agree. A1c matters as much as weight.
Second this question. I have wondered about CGM for 20 months and never seen a straight answer.
Yeah, glycaemic control is the original use.
This is an urgent-care question wearing a forum question's clothes. Please contact a clinician rather than waiting for replies.
This is correct. Hypo risk is real.
My version of this: I was so worried about the injection that I put it off for eleven days. The injection is the easiest part.
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Came off after 33 weeks for financial reasons. Regained about a third over the following year. Back on now at a much lower dose.
Respectfully this is a sample of one presented as a finding.
Genuine question — what concentration were you at?
I love that this community will spend 40 comments on a detail. That pedantry is why the numbers here matter.
I love that this community will spend 40 comments on a detail.
Yes, exactly this, and it is the bit that took me 96 weeks to accept.
Half-life is about 168 hours, so steady state lands around week 23–5. Practical consequence: what you feel in week 1 is not what that dose does.
insulin and sulfonylurea interactions are real hypo risk
Yeah, glycaemic control is the original use.
Strongly agree. A1c matters as much as weight.
Strongly agree. A1c matters as much as weight.
Slight fix: the number was 95.1, not 94.2. Decimal point, but a fairly consequential one.
the 59 A1c trend is the answer
the 59 A1c trend is the answer
Disagree on that part. 97.4% and 96.2% on the same vial is normal.
What are you comparing it against though?
Week 15 for me and the honest summary is: 31kg down, fatigue manageable, and I have thought about food maybe four times today.
Strongly agree. A1c matters as much as weight.
post A1c with units and assay date
That is net peptide content, not purity. Different number, different meaning.
Half-life is about 168 hours, so steady state lands around week 10–5. Practical consequence: what you feel in week 1 is not what that dose does.
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