r/Mounjaro_ForType2

Hi, I am about to try Mounjaro despite my extreme opposition to it. My A1C has been between 6.3 and 6.6 over the last year on 30 mg of Actos, 25 mg of Jardiance and 100 mg of Januvia, plus 13 units of long acting insulin (added recently and took me down to 6.3) at bedtime.

I kind of want to get off the Jardiance after having two UTIs in the last month and a half (never had one before in my life). I HATED my previous endocrinologist, so finally just saw a new one. She of course went in hard on me starting a GLP-1.

Weight loss is not a particular goal of mine; I just want to manage my diabetes the best way possible. So am just wondering what the lowest dose has been that people were able to get and keep their A1C low on?

It bothers me because my A1C is well within the limits of what is considered “good control” (the concern is average daily glucose in the 150 range, I think). But if I could get off the other meds (and not spend my whole life projectile vomiting), I might consider it. But I am already wondering if it would be possible to stay at 2.5 or even 5 or if that’s a pipe dream.

Im thinking it would be nice to buy in the vials or in the dial pens like i had with ozempic? Seems like throwaway pens are just wasteful paying for pens.

I'm on the lowest dose and about to start 5mg in a few minutes. I have noticed decreased hunger and unfortunately decreased thirst, unless I am on the verge of dehydration then I get a little thirsty.

No A1C today because it was a one month 'see how I'm doing on this med' checkup.

I am now getting headaches every week a day or two after my shot for 2 days, my dr thinks it has to do with not drinking enough and told me to drink more.

I notice a couple weeks ago that my breast hurt or more like ache (period like ache or early pregnancy achy boobs) both sides feel the same and there is no lumps or particular place that hurts, not infected or anything like that.

My dr, today, looks at me straight faced 🙃 and says could you be pregnant 🤰🏽- ummm sir, I am 53 👵 years old and had a tubal ligation 🚫👶🏻 with ablation over 10 years ago and no period or period symptoms in 5 years - with lots of menopause symptoms.

I was almost actually rotflmao🤣😂🤣 I couldn't stop laughing🤣 - then he made me take a pregnancy test, he told me not to wait for the results as it's probably negative, but he wanted to rule it out!

I haven't looked at my online portal yet - I'm enjoying torturing my husband a little 🤣 our youngest son just turned 18 a few days ago 🤣

Has anyone experienced this? i have been on 12.5mg for nearly a year and was considering asking for a dose increase from the doctor and suddenly these first 2 doses from my current 12.5mg box have been very effective where I am not even getting any high BG readings.

i am thinking maybe they were being incorrectly stored at the pharmacy i currently go to and recently they started storing them properly again in the refrigerator.

has this happened to anyone else?

I've noticed that I have much better morning/fasting blood sugar results for the first three days or so after injection, then an increase for the last four days or so of the week. For example, my morning/fasting blood sugar is between 90-100 for the first three days, then around 120-140 for the last four days. It seems to be a slight but steady increase each day.

I'm wondering if anyone else who has experienced this has considered switching to a daily oral pill, and if so, if that helped keep things steady day to day?

I have only ever taken Trulicity (which worked okay until I stopped due to supply issues) and Mounjaro, plus Metformin alongside.

I am currently on 7.5.

Hi, Everyone. I've started Mounjaro & this is my 3rd week on it. The needles I've been issued to inject with are BD Micro-Fine Ultra hypodermic insulin needles for pre-filled / reusable pen injectors screw on 4mm/32gauge. I inject into my thigh, and count to 10 before withdrawing the needle; I've had a small wet patch on my thigh after injecting - not a huge amount, but very noticeable. Has anyone else experienced this? I'm not new to using these types of pen to inject myself as when I was first treated for diabetes in 2010 I had to use novonodisk pens to inject myself with insulin & used them for a couple of years.... I seem to recall them having to change the size of the needle at one point.... but its so long ago my mind might be misremembering that. Is the stuff not going in properly - has anyone else experienced this?

I’m on 5mg, my last A1C was 5.6 a month ago. I’ve gained 10 pounds in the last three weeks. I don’t understand why I’ve gained weight. Has anyone else here gained weight while on MJ?

Hello! Background:

I was diagnosed with type 2 in January after my A1C had been creeping up slowly for years. There's a lot of diabetes in my family so I was very aware and trying to fight against it but it caught up with me. My weight also creeped up and the with some life circumstances, had gained more quickly.

So end of May, I started on 2.5mg. I felt pretty good on it and lost 5-6 pounds. I didn't have much gastro upset either. I eat a lot of fiber.

So the 2nd month I was raised to 5mg, I've had 2 doses. Wow, holy constipation and diarrhea, Batman!

I was absolutely sick and miserable for 2 days, nausea, first constipation and then diarrhea. Or loose watery stools. I had a colonoscopy a month or so before starting and it felt like I was going through the prep for that again. Very sudden, urgent trips to the bathroom.

My 2nd shot this month was a couple nights ago, I'm not AS miserable as I was last week but I'm having the urgent trips again. It's making it really hard to live my life or get things done. Also gross burps.

I am working with a dietician and last week she said ease off the fiber a bit because I do eat so much (30-40grams a day) and eat more easy to digest foods. I am wondering if I will normalize more quickly this week. This isn't really sustainable. I had questioned whether I needed to move up from 2.5 so quickly since I was losing weight.

Hi there, as someone who has struggled with disordered eating all of my life I had “goal weight” clothes in my closet for a very long time. I have moved away from that but I still hold on to one or two items that I really love.

Well today I tried on my favorite pair of summer jeans and much to my surprise they actually fit!! Also a pair of very wide flair jeans I bought earlier this spring I bought hoping they wouldn’t cut off the circulation to my brain ( they did) that were in the goal area also fit and no cutting off the circulation to my brain.

I had my diabetes np up my dose and it’s high. I want to titrate down to the next dose before/by the time I see her again. I am not experiencing the projectile vomiting that I suffered through with ozempic.

However the unpleasant side effects (I am sure I had them before) are here and it’s making a big difference in how I am eating. I am back to making sure I am getting healthy snacks in and no binge eating. I’m very happy and I am hoping that my eating disorder brain doesn’t kick in again. I’m also being more responsible for taking care of myself than I have been in a very long time.