My wife's doctor recently started her using Ozempic for her Type 2 diabetes. We have really been pleased with the excellent improvement in her daily numbers, with no modification to her daily diet. I ran across an article that warned about harmful effects on vision following long term use. I have only found one such comment in my reading and it wasn't from one of the highly recognized clinics that we all tend to accept as valid authorities. My wife only takes the lower dosage of .025 and it is our hope she won't need to take a greater dosage. Anyone else have any solid information on this topic?
Ozempic good or bad
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stretch5881
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My wife's blood sugar affects her eyesight, not the drugs. High blood sugar, she doesn't need her glasses for distance. Low, she struggles to focus at any distance.
Oldeagle66
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It's good for people who use for it's intended purpose of diabetes. However many lazy sheeple are falling for the just weight loss marketing that's making the companies billions. But if they want to damage their health and risk theirs lives....... that's on them.
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I use it along with several other medications.
I’m not sure if it makes much difference for me.
The only criticism that I’ve heard is that it’s necessary for life unless and until the user makes beneficial changes in the way that they eat and exercise.
The new wonder drug that has been most helpful to me is Jardiance, that has made a significant difference in my blood sugar and in my ability to manage my food choices.
I have absolutely no idea if any of these wonder drugs are harmful or beneficial to my body over time but I’m really not too concerned at this point in my life.
I’m not sure if it makes much difference for me.
The only criticism that I’ve heard is that it’s necessary for life unless and until the user makes beneficial changes in the way that they eat and exercise.
The new wonder drug that has been most helpful to me is Jardiance, that has made a significant difference in my blood sugar and in my ability to manage my food choices.
I have absolutely no idea if any of these wonder drugs are harmful or beneficial to my body over time but I’m really not too concerned at this point in my life.
Many years ago a diabetes specialist prescribed a semaglutide for my wife’s diabetes.
He said that it was a new at that time treatment and that it could possibly stabilize her diabetes.
It made her very sick and the doctors said that she was allergic to the gila monster blood extract that the drug contains.
He said that it was a new at that time treatment and that it could possibly stabilize her diabetes.
It made her very sick and the doctors said that she was allergic to the gila monster blood extract that the drug contains.
stretch5881
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My wife was on Trulicity for a few years until a shortage. Then another brand......until a shortage. The shortage was created by prescribing it to people that didn't "need" it for it's intended purpose. Now she is on Ozempic and it is controlling her blood sugars better than the other 2. Matter of fact, it has dropped her numbers low enough that, she had to start wearing a continuous sensor on her arm, this week. Doc may need to make some adjustments.
We have also wondered if the people using it that don't have a blood sugar problem, will have blood sugar problems down the road.
We have also wondered if the people using it that don't have a blood sugar problem, will have blood sugar problems down the road.
