Mounjaro since August - progress!

Hong Kong Yanpep International
jumped to 1mg around week 3 or 4. getting some nausea in the mornings, feels stronger than the stuff i took before
 
Got the T2D diagnosis back in March. Started mounjaro late in April. By June's follow-up labs, my A1c reading had dropped from the 7.7 range down to 5.5. For type 2 this medication works genuine wonders. Dropped roughly 20 pounds in that same window too.

Personally haven't dealt with any rough side effects. Everyone's different obviously, but that's been my experience. I personally know five people on a glp1, four confirmed on mounjaro or zepbound specifically. Not a single complaint about negative side effects from any of them.
 
I'm type 2 and started Mounjaro back in mid May. Ran 2.5mg the first month, 5mg every week since. I've also been taking 2000mg of metformin for a couple years running.

Been doing very-low-carb keto for over a decade now because of the T2 diagnosis. No real issues on my end. Still get dawn phenomenon where my liver keeps releasing glucose regardless.

Not doing intermittent fasting though. Mounjaro already makes eating large amounts in one sitting tough, and I'm careful not to fall into too steep a deficit. My main focus here is blood sugar control, so I'm not racing toward weight loss.
 
Been doing very low carb keto (never actually tested ketone levels) starting roughly a month after my T2 diagnosis twelve years back. Gave me great glucose control for close to eight years, A1C sitting comfortably in the upper 4s to low 5s range, until menopause hit and threw the whole system off balance. Regardless of my food choices, portion sizes, or workout intensity, my numbers kept climbing and the weight followed close behind.

Finally got my doctor to agree to Mounjaro in May, but only once my A1C crossed 7.8 (still a bit sore about the wait, honestly)

Haven't touched my eating pattern at all. Still fully committed to low carb keto. My glucose numbers look great again and I'm hoping for an A1C landing back near five by my next appointment.

Did experiment briefly with a low carb tortilla brand a while back. Turns out my body still reacts badly to modified starches regardless of what the nutrition label calls fiber. Mounjaro hasn't changed that reaction at all.

Honestly this way of eating has suited me for ages now. No plans to shift unless circumstances force it. Sticking mostly to whole foods, built around protein and produce, and letting my meter dictate the choices I make.
 
Friends visited over the weekend and one wondered how Mounjaro was treating me. Another friend, knowing I'm obese, jumped in with a rant that using it 'just for weight loss' is misuse and I should simply eat less. Rude! A silence fell, then friend one said, 'Wait, you didn't know she's been type 2 for over five years?' Embarrassing, but I added that even without a T2D prescription, with today's knowledge I'd chase it purely to lose weight. Worse still, the lunch I'd cooked for everyone was about half an hour from ready. I thought about handing Friend 2 a really skimpy plate but decided against being mean.
 
Congrats! I start week 6 Wednesday (third 5mg dose). Your story mirrors mine, just 14 years further along. PCOS since 27, pre-diabetic for years, always active, but a work injury 17 years ago led to cervical/lumbar surgery. My weight has always yo-yoed. After menopause I got a T2D diagnosis, since PCOS doesn't vanish then and the estrogen drop probably pushed my blood sugar up, though my A1c never topped 7%. Following the diagnosis, 20lbs came off but I couldn't get under 199 whatever I tried, then regained it. I was on Jardiance then. Last March a nasty rash appeared. After endless hoops and topical steroids (my doctors heard again and again that Jardiance was the cause), a biopsy proved a lichenoid drug rash. Then the insurance dance, approved in July, and I began mounjaro July 23rd.
 
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