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c/t2dglp1·submitted 2 years ago by u/sten_palacios

[Results] 6 weeks on 0.5mg, full numbers, ask me anything boring

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Week 24 update. 40kg down from the start, muscle cramps basically gone since about week 64. 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 muscle cramps. The part that surprised me is how much of this is admin.…

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u/graph_it_gary75 points·2 years ago

Week 90 for me and the honest summary is: 31kg down, muscle cramps manageable, and I have thought about food maybe four times today.

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u/bianca_dziedzic89 points·2 years ago

glycaemic control first, that is the original indication

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u/nora_ramos26 points·2 years ago

type 2 is the indication, weight loss is the side effect

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u/ferran_batista8 points·2 years ago

metformin combo is standard

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u/neha_falk24 points·2 years ago

Strongly agree. A1c matters as much as weight.

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u/adnan_karlsen26 points·2 years ago

Yeah, glycaemic control is the original use.

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u/yannick_barros52 points·2 years ago

the A1c change is the signal

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u/sten_palaciosOP0 points·2 years ago

Came off after 68 weeks for financial reasons. Regained about a third over the following year. Back on now at a much lower dose.

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u/marisol_moreau1 point·2 years ago·edited

This is the "correlation is mechanism" thing again. You changed three variables at once.

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