Finally feel like I'm winning!

[Trail_05]

your doctor starting you lower than the usual 2.5 might just be because of how insulin resistant you are, though im no doctor myself. patience really is key here. some people dont feel anything until they reach a much higher amount, but easing up slowly tends to work out better, it keeps side effects milder and helps you land on the lowest amount that still delivers results, which is always the better outcome. i know its exciting getting started and frustrating not seeing anything yet, but this kind of progress takes real time to show. youre still doing something genuinely good for your health either way. theres also a decent chance your a1c is already dropping quietly, you just cant see it yet. hopefully this approach keeps you from ever crossing into full diabetes.

 

[spry-quinoa]

Got my T2 diagnosis twelve years back where my A1C sat at 10.4, and worked that back to 5.2 within six months using metformin plus a keto approach. Then menopause hit and undid all of it. Asked my doctor about trying a GLP1 once my A1C crept into the 6s and got turned down. She finally offered Mounjaro once it reached 7.6, and I started that in May, hadn't even heard of it before but jumped on the chance after being denied earlier. Spent the first four weeks at 2.5 then moved to 5mg and stayed there. By the start of September it had fallen to 5.5. Would love to get it even lower, but I'm holding off a bit longer to watch for further gains before bumping the dose again.