4 months ago

6 January 2024, Saturday
Week 9 Mounjaro update:
Starting blood sugar: 474
Blood sugar high: 92 (Friday)
Blood sugar low: 55 (Tuesday)
Blood sugar average this week (week 9): 73.9
Blood sugar average last week (week 8): 94.3

Down 20.4 since last week. Down 400.1 since the day before I started Mounjaro!

Weight this week (Week 9): 173 lbs
Weight last week (Week 8): 174.4 lbs
Gain/loss this week: -1.4 lbs

Starting weight 225 lbs. Starting weight day 1 of Mounjaro (Week 1) 185 lbs. Began Mounjaro for the Type 2 diabetes primarily. Losing some lbs would be a bonus.

Sleep – Slightly better than last week. Woke in the middle of the night several nights. Stomach hurting. Woke in the morning nauseous on several days. Felt like I needed to vomit but the feeling passed pretty quickly once I got to my feet.

Mood – Even though the side-effects have been more intense so far on the 5mg dose I’m finding myself happier and happier. I’m feeling good for one thing. I have my glucose under control finally! I can see in the mirror that I’m slimming down. Not just in my gut area but all over. Face, chest, neck, thighs and stomach being the most noticeable. My mood gets better as my health gets better.

BMs – Still same old same old. About ½ the time loose stools, or outright diarrhea, and about half the time constipation. Miralax is still my friend. So far I have not noticed any beneficial effect from the 1000mg of Magnesium I’m taking daily. We’ll give it some more time and see how it goes.
I definitely had less of an appetite this week. Almost none till yesterday, Friday. Yesterday I actually wanted to eat. I felt a bit hungry.
3:30pm- 5mg dose of Mounjaro
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5 January 2024, Friday
Blood sugar – 92
2pm – Lunch. 2 slices of meatloaf.
6pm – Popcorn.
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4 January 2024, Thursday
Blood sugar – 71
6:30am – BM. Very loose.
8am – BM Diarrhea. Lots.
5pm Dinner. Meatloaf and mashed potatoes.
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3 January 2024, Wednesday
Blood sugar – 77
5:30pm – Dinner. Coleslaw and corned beef.
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2 January 2024, Tuesday
Blood sugar - 55
12:30am – Woke up feeling nauseous. Managed a small BM. Loose. Awake about an hour.
5:30am - Stomach woke me up. Feeling nauseous again. More BM. Still really loose.
4:30pm – Dinner. Sandwich on rye.
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1 January 2024, Monday
Blood sugar – 58
1:30pm – Lunch. 2 tacos.
6pm – Dinner. Corned beef and cabbage. Potatoes (two small cubes).
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31 December 2023, Sunday
Blood sugar – 90
11:30am – Breakfast. 1 egg. 1 strip of bacon. Feeling well fed.
5:30pm – Dinner. 2 tacos.