Blood sugar stability and a size 22 at the same time is the T2D metabolic reset the medication is designed around - the scale number ends up being secondary to the insulin picture.
Yes!! Hitting that blood sugar stability is massive - it changes how your whole body feels day to day. The medication doing real work, not just the scale. Keep going!
Local histamine reactions at the injection site respond well to antihistamines and usually settle over the first few cycles - good that it stayed manageable.