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Have you talked to your doctors and your pharmacist. They can often help you with less costly alternatives.
Sometimes your insurance might help you with alternatives.
Personally when I am hungry between meals I up my water intake and check my blood glucose numbers.
I've had hypos when I'm ravenous, but usually other symptoms accompany the hunger. But since I hate hypos I'll check anyway.
Blurry vision, headache, nausea, sweating, extreme thirst, sleep calling so strongly that it hurts not to sleep, anxiety, stabbing neuropathy pains in my extremities, rapid irregular heartbeat, and more.
I usually avoid hypos by eating a little extra protein at meals. Protein does not normally raise blood glucose numbers, but significant glucose can almost instantly be available when needed.
Dehydration.
Thirst, water cravings, are often mistaken as hunger. Electrolytesq could also be low.
If you are a sugar eater, it might be a sugar craving. That is also mistaken as hunger.
If you are a carb eater, it might be a carb craving. That is also often mistaken as hunger.
When I run out of fuel, that results in hunger. So I check my numbers. If they are approaching hypo territory I eat a protein snack.
It bumps up my numbers a bit. Because if you need glucose, some glucose is almost immediately available. If my numbers were already rising, because of a glucose dump from the liver. It does not raise my blood glucose number.
So a little protein, like string cheese, or a small meat stick, or a few nuts is appropriate.
Most diabetics can handle a couple of crackers. I am not so blessed. My carb tolerance is only 2-3 net carbs per meal.
Good luck.
Finding the cause of your hunger pangs or cravings. Baby steps.
And
Never give up, Never surrender, Never ever.
You got this.
Have a wonderful day.
I want to eat all the time. I take psychotropic drugs as well as diabetic and quite a number of others. A side effect of my navane and Depakote is the constant need to eat. I once said to my ex girlfriend when she asked me if I wanted to have something to eat, "No thanks, I'm not hungry." She replied, " Since when do you associate eating with hunger?" My psychiatrist said about the eating side effect to try and only eat healthy. That has worked for me.
Sometimes we miss read a need for water with hunger. Water is my friend. Having a project to distract myself is effective. Fiber and protein rich foods help as well. Also google foods that promote glp1.
https://www.healthline.com/health/foods-that-in...
Increase your fat or protein (percentage) of whatever you are eating - which is also super blood sugar friendly
Carbs are digested the quickest so you feel hungry sooner
Protein takes almost twice as long to digest and fat is even slower (just opt for healthier fats)
While digesting your body produces a hormone telling the brain you are full so the longer it takes you to digest something the less likely you will feel hungry
The drugs like Ozempic also cause the release of that hormone which is how they help people lose weight - tells the brain they are full even when they weren't eating
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