Wegovy time

[lnr]

Weight loss talk

Prescribing nurse on the phone: so what do you know about Wegovy? Me: well, it's a GLP-1 agonist, and it was originally developed to help diabetes, but it was also discovered to help with weight loss, even in people who don't have diabetes. And it helps with appetite. Nurse: OK yes. :)

The outcome is I have a prescription at the lowest level, which will arrive by post tomorrow. 4 weekly doses in an injector pen, with a sharps box. And I need to watch out for eating too quickly, as it may cause nausea, and keep an eye out for low blood sugar, which is slightly more likely given I'm also taking Metformin. And she'll talk to me again in a few weeks to see how I'm getting on, and whether to increase the dose or not.

Again, having been told it would take 6 months, and not everyone would get Wegovy, I'm a bit startled how quickly this has all happened. Diabetes check up on Thursday this week too, so will make sure I let them know.

I'm still doing my 6 minutes of exercise every day. (5 different exercises, 1 minute each, I cut the rest intervals to 15 seconds). I have decided that in this particular SMART goal the R stands for Resentment. I'm going to try and insist that future goals are actually more Relevant.

Comments

[rmc28]

Woot woot for getting Wegovy!

(I would probably not be doing the exercises given the exercise I already do, so I think A stands for Admirable compliance)

[lnr]

I think I'm tending towards somewhat malicious compliance.

[jack]

Oh, cool. Good luck!! I hope it goes well for you. Let us know what it's like.

[lnr]

Thanks! So far one very simple injection: no idea how long it takes for you to notice :)

[barakta]

Good luck, I know people who have had good results. Hoping you are another of them. Well done for navigating medical bullshit compliance stuff, spewing SCIENCE at clinicians is always fun ;)

[lnr]

She was fab actually. It is so nice to talk to someone around weight loss who does actually get that if it was as easy as Eat Less, Move More no-one would be fat. I'm hoping I am indeed one of the people who tolerate the drugs well!

[ptc24]

It's odd. "Wegovy" sounds like a cross between one of those disposable cheap Chinese brands you see on Amazon, and a third-rate YouGov imitator. Quite a different vibe from "Ozempic" which sounds like the usual IUPAC fragment soup name you often get with drug names, with a shade of sports supplement.

[lnr]

Mike said: "That is an excellent name, does it help with Wogovification?"

We shall have to see.

I think I prefer just "Semaglutide" but I guess it will be a long long while before we see generics.

[sphyg]

Hooray! I'm interested in how you get on from both a personal and professional viewpoint ;)

[lnr]

Don't worry, I'm likely to leave a running commentary :)

[tla]

Good luck! It has worked remarkably well for me so far.

[lnr]

oh good! No obvious effects or side effects as yet here, but it's only been one shot of the lowest dose.