My Ozempic totals

I was diagnosed type 2 Diabetic Friday 7 March 2023. I have been on different pills since Monday 10 March 2023 but never on the needle!

For years, different MDs and RNs tried to convince me to "go on the needle" (my term), insulin, saying I would feel better. I remembered the huge needles and the number of times a day my late Father and late youngest brother Charlie had to use. That was not for me!

On Monday, 13 February 2023, my VA Nurse Practitioner told me my A1C was climbing and that I would either have to go on insulin daily or Ozempic once a week. She said I no longer had a choice. She also said VA provided Ozempic is "much, much less" than in the civilian market [words to that effect]. (It is!)

So, I agreed to "go on the needle".

I received my first Ozempic Pen 21 February 2023. A couple of RNs at the local VA clinic supervised me giving myself that first shot. It basically did not hurt!

Thus, I am going to be on Ozempic "for the duration". Them main affects is I've lost appetite and do not have much interest in drinking. (This has been dropping for years anyway.)

February 2023

The initial four doses are 0.25 mg each with doses 5 and 6 at 0.5 mg. Subsequent doses will be 0.5 mg each.

Fri 24 Pen 1 Dose 1 0.25 Σ 1


March 2023

Fri    3  Pen 1 Dose 2  Σ 2
Fri   10  Pen 1 Dose 3  Σ 3 
Fri   17  Pen 1 Dose 4  Σ 4

Unless noted, future dosage will be .5 mg.

Fri   24  Pen 1 Dose 5  Σ 5
Fri   31  Pen 1 Dose 6  Σ 6

APRIL 2023
 
FRI   7   Pen 2 Dose 1  Σ 7						
FRI  14   Pen 2 Dose 2  Σ 8
FRI  21   Pen 2 Dose 3  Σ 9
FRI  28   Pen 2 Dose 4  Σ 10

MAY 2023

FRI   5 Pen 3 Dose 1  Σ 11
FRI  12 Pen 3 Dose 2  Σ 12
FRI  19 Pen 3 Dose 3  Σ 13
FRI  26 Pen 3 Dose 4  Σ 14

 
JUNE 2023

FRI    2 Pen 4 Dose 1  Σ 15
FRI    9 Pen 4 Dose 2  Σ 16
FRI   16 Pen 4 Dose 3  Σ 17 
FRI   23 Pen 4 Dose 4  Σ 18
FRI   30 Pen 5 Dose 1  Σ 19  
 
JULY 2023

Fri    7   Pen 5 Dose 2 Σ 20 
Fri   14 m Pen 5 Dose 3 Σ 21
Fri   21   Pen 5 Dose 4 Σ 22
Fri   28   Pen 6 Dose 1 Σ 23

 
August 2023

Fri   4 Pen 6 Dose 2  Σ 24
Fri  11 Pen 6 Dose 3  Σ 25
Fri  18 Pen 6 Dose 4  Σ 26
Fri  25 Pen 7 Dose 1  Σ 27
                                   

Σ or “Summation” is the number of times I have injected Ozempic.

BP as of 26 Aug 2023

Daily blood pressure Michael W. Bell

June 2023

WED  7 June 530 pm  116/91  P 71
THU  8 June 656 am  118/72  P 62
FRI  9 June 806 am  116/72  P 59
SAT 10 June 744 am  127/75  P 62
SUN 11 June 847 am  133/76  P 57 
MON 12 June 632 am  127/67  P 52 Checked BP before getting out of bed.
TUE 13 June 828 am  132/77  P 60
WED 14 June 848 am  134/74  P 62  
THU 15 June 835 am  117/70  P 64
FRI 16 June 815 am  134/79  P 54
SAT 17 June 800 am  132/75  P 54
SUN 18 June 924 am  138/77  P 60
MON 19 June 646 am  129/73  P 57
THU 21 June 939 am  117/75  P 59
THU 22 June 820 am  140/77  P 56
FRI 23 June 825 am  125/85  P 57
SAT 24 June 820 am  120/78  P 56
SUN 25 June 817 am  137/76  P 48
MON 26 June 820 am  128/67  P 57
TUE 27 June 821 am  138/75  P 58
WED 28 June 845 am  136/77  P 59
THU 29 June 816 am  138/78  P 58
FRI 30 June 822 am  130/76  P 59

July 2023

SAT  1 July  833 am   110/78 P 56
SUN  2 July 1238 pm   124/69 P 68 Meter failed and had to buy a new one. sigh
MON  3 July  822 am   121/80 P 69
TUE  4 July  833 am   131/74 p 66
WED  5 July  823 am   132/77 P 62
THU  6 July  837 am   129/79 P 67 
FRI  7 July  755 am   127/77 P 53 
SAT  8 July  849 am   118/71 P 60
SUN  9 July1 834 am   136/83 P 58
MON 10 July  838 am   134/73 P 58 
TUE 11 July  833 am   131/86 P 58
WED 12 July  801 am   133/80 P 56 
FRI 14 July  740 am   127/68 P58
SAT 15 July  740 am   126/65 P54
SUN 16 July  722 am   120/75 P62
MON 17 July  803 am   135/76 P56
TUE 18 July  745 am   123/67 P58 
FRI 21 July  752 am   136/87 P63  
SUN 23 July  752 am   134/69 P65  
MON 24 July  700 am   112/74 P71
FRI 28 July  807 am   136/84 P66
SAT 29 July  836 am   138/93 P61
SUN 30 July  928 am   136/73 P64
MON 31 July  849 am   132/97 P64

August

TUE  1 Aug   226 am   110/78 P74
WED  2 Aug   848 am   124/93 P63
THU  3 Aug   845 am   136/74 P57 
FRI  4 Aug   835 am   135/71 P54
SAT  5 Aug   810 am   132/87 P63
SUN  6 Aug   854 am   138/77 P56
MON  7 Aug   744 am   131/72 P55
TUE  8 Aug   840 am   127/81 P54 
WED  9 Aug   826 am   136/84 P57
THU 10 Aug   712 am   136/86 P62
FRI 11 Aug   837 am   128/69 P67
SAT 12 Aug   842 am   126/88 P58
SUN 13 Aug   854 am   111/80 P63
MON 14 Aug   838 am   134/76 P63 
TUE 15 Aug   828 am   136/68 P62
WED 16 Aug   830 am   134/87 P55
THU 17 Aug   837 am   110/81 P57   
FRI 18 Aug   710 am   137/82 P62
SAT 19 Aug   820 am   127/62 P40  819 am   130/93 P51
SUN 20 Aug   838 am   127/82 P62
MON 21 Aug   750 am   118/72 P49
TUE 22 Aug   847 am   125/72 P56
WED 23 Aug   832 am   126/70 P52
THU 24 Aug   824 am   133/78 P62
FRI 25 Aug   820 am   140/88 P50 
SAT 26 Aug   853 am   131/71 P53

Daily blood pressure Michael W. Bell

June 2023

WED  7 June 530 pm  116/91  P 71

THU  8 June 656 am  118/72  P 62

FRI  9 June 806 am  116/72  P 59

SAT 10 June 744 am  127/75  P 62

SUN 11 June 847 am  133/76  P 57 

MON 12 June 632 am  127/67  P 52 Checked BP before getting out of bed.

TUE 13 June 828 am  132/77  P 60

WED 14 June 848 am  134/74  P 62  

THU 15 June 835 am  117/70  P 64

FRI 16 June 815 am  134/79  P 54

SAT 17 June 800 am  132/75  P 54

SUN 18 June 924 am  138/77  P 60

MON 19 June 646 am  129/73  P 57

TUE 20 June 647 am  133/75  P 59

WED 21 June 939 am  117/75  P 59

THU 22 June 820 am  140/77  P 56

FRI 23 June 825 am  125/85  P 57

SAT 24 June 820 am  120/78  P 56

SUN 25 June 817 am  137/76  P 48

MON 26 June 820 am  128/67  P 57

TUE 27 June 821 am  138/75  P 58

WED 28 June 845 am  136/77  P 59

THU 29 June 816 am  138/78  P 58

FRI 30 June 822 am  130/76  P 59

July 2023

SAT  1 July  833 am   110/78 P 56

SUN  2 July 1238 pm   124/69 P 68 Meter failed and had to buy a new one. sigh

MON  3 July  822 am   121/80 P 69

TUE  4 July  833 am   131/74 p 66

WED  5 July  823 am   132/77 P 62

THU  6 July  837 am   129/79 P 67 

FRI  7 July  755 am   127/77 P 53 

SAT  8 July  849 am   118/71 P 60

SUN  9 July1 834 am   136/83 P 58

MON 10 July  838 am   134/73 P 58 

TUE 11 July  833 am   131/86 P 58

WED 12 July  801 am   133/80 P 56 

Fri 14 July  740 am   127/68 P58

Sat 15 July  740 am   126/65 P54

Sun 16 July  722 am   120/75 P62

Mon 17 July  803 am   135/76 P56

Tue 18 July  745 am   123/67 P58 

Fri 21 July  752 am   136/87 P63  

Sun 23 July  752 am   134/69 P65  

Mon 24 July  700 am   112/74 P71

Fri 28 July  807 am   136/84 P66

SAT 29 July  836 am   138/93 P61

Sun 30 July  928 am   136/73 P64

Mon 31 July  849 am   132/97 P64

August

Tue  1 Aug   226 am   110/78 P74

Wed  2 Aug   848 am   124/93 P63

Thu  3 Aug   845 am   136/74 P57 

Fri  4 Aug   835 am   135/71 P54

Sat  5 Aug   810 am   132/87 P63

Sun  6 Aug   854 am   138/77 P56

Mon  7 Aug   744 am   131/72 P55

Tue  8 Aug   840 am   127/81 P54 

Wed  9 Aug   826 am   136/84 P57

Thu 10 Aug   712 am   136/86 P62

Fri 11 Aug   837 am   128/69 P67

Sat 12 Aug   842 am   126/88 P58

Sun 13 Aug   854 am   111/80 P63

Mon 14 Aug   838 am   134/76 P63 

Tue 15 Aug   828 am   136/68 P62

Wed 16 Aug   830 am   134/87 P55

Thu 17 Aug   837 am   110/81 P57   

Fri 18 Aug   710 am   137/82 P62

Sat 19 Aug   820 am   127/62 P40  819 am   130/93 P51

Sun 20 Aug   838 am   127/82 P62

Mon 21 Aug   750 am   118/72 P49

Tue 22 Aug   847 am   125/72 P56

Wed 23 Aug   832 am   126/70 P52

Thu 24 Aug   824 am   133/78 P62

Fri 25 Aug   820 am   140/88 P50 

Sat 26 Aug   853 am   131/71 P53

 

Fareware To Alcohol

 Tonight, I poured my self a coffee mug of White Zin and had trouble finishing it. 

In the past 2 months I have lost my liking for Gin and nearly all beer,

I suspect the news stories are right: Ozempic can kill the appetite for alcohol. Who would have thought it to be true?

 http://lifehacker.com/5892327/keep-single-serving-microwave-cake-mix-on-hand-for-a-quick-fix

1 box chocolate Angel food cake
1 box any other cake mix

Mix completely and store in sealed container.

To use:

3 tablespoons of mix in coffee mug
2 tablespoons of water

Mix and nuke for 1 minute

For a quick pick me up at work or at home you can keep this cake mix in a ziplock bag for a fast coffee mug full of cake. You'll just need to mix one box of Angel Food cake mix with one box of any other cake mix and combine them together in a freezer bag. When you need a shot of cake-y goodness put 3 tablespoons of this mix in your mug with 2 tablespoons water and microwave on high for 1 minu

Ozempic reactions

 I just took my weekly Ozempic shot.

I had immediate reactions. I felt a rush of heat from my upper body into my neck. Then after this ended quickly, I had a headache and felt hunger. Hunger ended quickly and was replaced with nausia. This is tapering off and all this in the past 15 minutes or so.

I can live with this as I suspect  these reactions will be short lived.

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