I stopped taking Rybelsus a couple of days ago and started my first weekly Ozempic injection this afternoon. Rybelsus was in tablet form and required me not to eat or drink 30 minutes before or after taking the tablet. My way of satisfying this requirement was that I would take my Rybelsus tablet after midnight and stopped drinking hot tea during late night.

Before Rybelsus, I had been taking a weekly Trulicity injection. About 10 months ago, I couldn’t get my perscription renewed in a timely manner. But after getting another 3 months supply, the next time I ran out of Trulicity, I was unable to get it replenished for over 2 months. This led me to ask my physician for an alternative, which became Rybelsus. But it did not appear that Rybelsus was as effective as Trulicity had been, so now I have switched to Ozempic.

I was a little wary of taking that first shot because the process was slightly different between Ozempic and Trulicity. The Trulicity pen has a separate pen for each injection, but the Ozempic pen can provide multiple doses. You just switch to a new, unused syringe for each injection. You don’t see the needle with Trulicity, but the Ozempic syringe is uncovered, but thin and very short. I did not feel it go in as I pushed it in my belly and the only discomfort was after the counter reached “0” and during the six second countdown.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR 1 MG OZEMPIC PEN

[NOTE 09/29/24]: Last Wednesday I took my second injection of Ozempic. I hadn’t seen much difference after the first shot, but now, I think the Ozempic has “kicked in.” I have had four straight mornings where my resting Blood Glucose Levels have been 126 down to 102, and my weight has been going down too. This morning I was below 250 for the first time in a long time (249.8). The weight loss was unexpected, even though I know the scuttlebutt about these types of injections and weight loss. *After all, a couple of months ago I was unable to get my Trulicity prescription refilled, even after two month. That’s not right, but I don’t know how to legislate that long-time users should take priority over those on the newer “weight loss” bandwagon. [end NOTE]