I was diagnosed type 2 Diabetic Friday 7 May 2004. I have been on different pills since Monday 10 Mauy 2004 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". The main affects are I've lost appetite and do not have much interest in drinking. (This has been dropping for years anyway.)
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 1Unless noted, future dosage will be .5 mg.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
Σ or “Summation” is the number of times I have injected Ozempic.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 10MAY 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 14JUNE 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 19JULY 2023 Fri 7 Pen 5 Dose 2 Σ 20 Fri 14 Pen 5 Dose 3 Σ 21 Fri 21 Pen 5 Dose 4 Σ 22 Fri 28 Pen 6 Dose 1 Σ 23August 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 27September 2023 Fri 1 Pen 7 Dose 2 Σ 28 Fri 8 Pen 7 Dose 3 Σ 29 Fri 15 Pen 7 Dose 4 Σ 30 Fri 22 Pen 8 Dose 1 Σ 31 Fri 29 Pen 8 Dose 2 Σ 32
