Ideas for my aged mother
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Is she diabetic? Or pre diabetic? Do you know her HbA1c?
I am a diabetic - and there’s a few things I’ve learnt that are probably relevant here.- High blood sugars 100% effects your vision - dropping my A1c by a couple of points also lowered the strength of the prescription glasses I need to wear by several levels. It is noticeable - very.
- Before I started Reta I was on 2 types of insulin (4X a day/28 times a week) Metformin twice a day & Jardiance twice a day so 28X injections & 21 tablets a week.
Within 3 weeks I dropped ALL the insulin and pills and my glucose leveled are better than they have ever been since I started.
All with 1X injection of Reta a week.
It 100% drops sugar levels. - Even on smaller doses (maybe start at 1-2mg and maybe split into 2 injections a week) will stop her even thinking about eating lollies, chocolates, etc - not that she can’t if she wants to but she just won’t even think about them.
- The weight loss side of it I actually see as secondary but I won’t knock it back and no doubt will your mum.
There are a few other benefits to also apart from the actual weight loss side of it which is what most people use if for but i’ have to write an essay here to go through & explain it all (although I will expand a bit if you want)
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Is she diabetic? Or pre diabetic? Do you know her HbA1c?
I am a diabetic - and there’s a few things I’ve learnt that are probably relevant here.- High blood sugars 100% effects your vision - dropping my A1c by a couple of points also lowered the strength of the prescription glasses I need to wear by several levels. It is noticeable - very.
- Before I started Reta I was on 2 types of insulin (4X a day/28 times a week) Metformin twice a day & Jardiance twice a day so 28X injections & 21 tablets a week.
Within 3 weeks I dropped ALL the insulin and pills and my glucose leveled are better than they have ever been since I started.
All with 1X injection of Reta a week.
It 100% drops sugar levels. - Even on smaller doses (maybe start at 1-2mg and maybe split into 2 injections a week) will stop her even thinking about eating lollies, chocolates, etc - not that she can’t if she wants to but she just won’t even think about them.
- The weight loss side of it I actually see as secondary but I won’t knock it back and no doubt will your mum.
There are a few other benefits to also apart from the actual weight loss side of it which is what most people use if for but i’ have to write an essay here to go through & explain it all (although I will expand a bit if you want)
@STATIEEIGHT Thank you for the info. Her a1c on ozempic was 5.2. Now it is 6.8. She is on a new drug--rybelius? She doesn't use insulin. She tried metformin but kept crapping her pants, so that's a no go.
I forgot to mention, she had a cancerous breast lump removed last year also. So I'll have to figure out if the peps suggested will be a problem with that.
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Is she diabetic? Or pre diabetic? Do you know her HbA1c?
I am a diabetic - and there’s a few things I’ve learnt that are probably relevant here.- High blood sugars 100% effects your vision - dropping my A1c by a couple of points also lowered the strength of the prescription glasses I need to wear by several levels. It is noticeable - very.
- Before I started Reta I was on 2 types of insulin (4X a day/28 times a week) Metformin twice a day & Jardiance twice a day so 28X injections & 21 tablets a week.
Within 3 weeks I dropped ALL the insulin and pills and my glucose leveled are better than they have ever been since I started.
All with 1X injection of Reta a week.
It 100% drops sugar levels. - Even on smaller doses (maybe start at 1-2mg and maybe split into 2 injections a week) will stop her even thinking about eating lollies, chocolates, etc - not that she can’t if she wants to but she just won’t even think about them.
- The weight loss side of it I actually see as secondary but I won’t knock it back and no doubt will your mum.
There are a few other benefits to also apart from the actual weight loss side of it which is what most people use if for but i’ have to write an essay here to go through & explain it all (although I will expand a bit if you want)
@STATIEEIGHT the side effect of not wanting any of the bad vices you otherwise had is spooky. like its almost a autopilot mode. or taking the video game off survival mode. you have so much more mental bandwidth to do other shit or think of it in the first place.
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@STATIEEIGHT the side effect of not wanting any of the bad vices you otherwise had is spooky. like its almost a autopilot mode. or taking the video game off survival mode. you have so much more mental bandwidth to do other shit or think of it in the first place.
Pretty much.
I know a few diabetics now both T1’s & T2’s that are totally off all meds now with Reta.
One is a 25yo female friend of the family who is skinny as a rake - diagnosed as T1 at about 6-7yo totally off all meds/insulin as well using just Reta - pretty life changing stuff really. -
@STATIEEIGHT Thank you for the info. Her a1c on ozempic was 5.2. Now it is 6.8. She is on a new drug--rybelius? She doesn't use insulin. She tried metformin but kept crapping her pants, so that's a no go.
I forgot to mention, she had a cancerous breast lump removed last year also. So I'll have to figure out if the peps suggested will be a problem with that.
@Hammertime65
I have no experience with Rybelius but I thought it was just an oral GLP1 anyway?
Maybe they need to up the dosage on that to help her with the sugar carb addiction.5.1 is pretty good- 6.8 not so much.
Im a grumpy old bastard set in my own ways too so I sorta know what your dealing with but I’ve been on a bit of a mish mash carnivore/keto type diet for years and it works but Reta works better.Good luck with her
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Pretty much.
I know a few diabetics now both T1’s & T2’s that are totally off all meds now with Reta.
One is a 25yo female friend of the family who is skinny as a rake - diagnosed as T1 at about 6-7yo totally off all meds/insulin as well using just Reta - pretty life changing stuff really.@STATIEEIGHT yeah its slowly recruiting researchers amongst my circle of people as well. eventually everyone will be
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@quicksilver80 not sure if you mean that (comment about addictive behaviors) in a good or bad way. That being said, I agree with you. It is interesting looking at it from a moral perspective, taking a shot that makes you lose interest in all the bad stuff you’ve been trying to stop doing.
I expect that over the next few years, GLP-1’s will be widely used for every kind of addiction to help people quit and/or stay off of them.
The problem will remain: what productive things are there to do. Apparently one problem with GLP-1’s is that many people who identify being fat or ‘not able to’ do things because of obesity become very depressed when they lose a lot of weight because all the problems they had are still there and losing weight didn’t fix them.
Every day that I wake up is further evidence of my immortality.
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@quicksilver80 not sure if you mean that (comment about addictive behaviors) in a good or bad way. That being said, I agree with you. It is interesting looking at it from a moral perspective, taking a shot that makes you lose interest in all the bad stuff you’ve been trying to stop doing.
I expect that over the next few years, GLP-1’s will be widely used for every kind of addiction to help people quit and/or stay off of them.
The problem will remain: what productive things are there to do. Apparently one problem with GLP-1’s is that many people who identify being fat or ‘not able to’ do things because of obesity become very depressed when they lose a lot of weight because all the problems they had are still there and losing weight didn’t fix them.
@ResearchCat i mean its good of course. i know one who couldnt stay off the powder and out of massage parlors. and apparently it helps them. if it works it works.
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I don’t find it repulsive, per se. I just find at doses higher than 5mg tirz, I have absolutely no desire for sweets or booze. At 3mg, my weight is stable, I have some food noise and desire for junk, but am able to eat enough to maintain weight.
Currently have an injury sidelining me, but was beginning a build phase to increase muscle and reduce visceral fat. Hopefully will resume in a week or two.
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