INSULIN DEGLUDEC vs TIRZEPATIDE

Have any other independent pharms/techs noticed a sudden drop in reimbursement rates on brand names, predominantly from Cigna plans? Of course we would always lose money on 90 day supplies, but we would at least be close to our cost, maybe losing $5-20$ on 30-days. However, in the past 48 ours I hav

Wellcare will not pay for brand name Tresiba in 2025. However, they will pay for insulin degludec (unbranded biologic version of Tresiba). Insulin deludec is of course on backorder. WellCare already denied the prior auth for name brand. Their other option on formulary insulin glargine-yfgn is also o

Update.. my uncontrolled T2 is now under control. I’ve decided to take Mounjaro and I no longer have crazy spikes. So far no side effects. Hey everyone! 👋 My doctor recently gave me two options to help lower my A1C—Ozempic and Mounjaro (Tirzepatide). I’d love to hear from anyone who’s taken either

Recently diagnosed type 2. Have been on metformin since December 1. Have lost about 10 pounds with it but the diarrhea is too much for my system, and i was only at 1000mg extended release once a day. Doc told me to discontinue metformin. Was then contacted by the “weight management” team. They t

It’s amazing how life can turn on a dime. Last week, I was bummed because I had a check up and expected to see improvement in my A1C (blood sugar) after 10 weeks on tirzepatide. Instead, it had shot up into diabetic range. I felt pretty overwhelmed thinking about how I was going to manage yet anothe

So I was diagnosed as diabetic at the beginning of this month. My doctor has been useless. He called me to tell me my blood work showed diabetes and to take metformin for three months and then see him again. That was it. He didn't even tell me what my a1c was or anything. He prescribed me tirzepatid

I am so frustrated! I have been on Mounjaro 12.5mg for about 18 months now, having titrated up from 10mg. I transferred to Mounjaro because Trulicity was not having the same impact as the Ozempic, which I was forced to swap to after my insurance company changed their formulary and Ozempic stopped

I just started this meditation 3 weeks ago so far so good my sugar levels are dropping and no metformin yay 😀 if I loose any weight it will be a bonus I’m currently on 2.5 has anyone dropped weight on this mg ?

Pretty much the post title. For those taking a GLP-1 medication, especially those who are well controlled, has taking a GLP-1 allowed you to feel less paranoid about what you eat? For context, Dx T2 last year with A1C of 7.1, potential LADA dx in Feb (C peptide is solidly normal). 1000mg of metformi

Like many people, the pandemic hit me hard—but not just emotionally. During lockdown, I found myself turning to food for comfort. The weight crept on until I reached 14 stone 10 lbs. At just 5'3", I felt heavy, sluggish, and uncomfortable. To put it into perspective, the last time I’d been close to

My dad is 70 and we need help. He has just about everything wrong with him, kidney disease, high blood pressure, congestive heart failure(unsure of the stage, but I would guess rather advanced, diabetes for 30 years, COPD(thankfully has stopped smoking). He's been battling this fluid build up that