I have been told that after having this surgery I would no longer have to treat my diabetes. However I am wondering if I would be trading one set of problems for another. Since I have a weight problem being approved is not a problem, but I prefer to do things as naturally as possible. Some insight would be helpful and appreciated.

You can’t watch a TV show without seeing Ozempic or Rybelsus commercials.

So why the big marketing push?

They both belong to the class called GLP-1 Agonists which include Trulicity and Victoza.

The early versions first hit the market in 2006 (Byetta and Bydureon).

Along the way the effectiveness/utility was improved with Victoza (2010), Trulicity (2014), Ozempic (2017) and finally Rybelsus (2020).

Being so "new" none are available as a generic.

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Hi Everyone!! So I took for Ozempic this morning.. I'm still working my way up. I took my last dose of .50mg this morning, ate my breakfast. went to work. about 11:45 my sugar did a major crash and the alarm was going off on my Libre 2 like crazy. Ate my lunch and had my 3 pm snack. I'm been starving all day, and my level's are all over the place. This happened last week also, but I was at home. Debating to start taking it a night instead of the morning. Feel like crap when this… read more