ORAL SEMAGLUTIDE vs Semaglutide

Commented on the Novo Nordisk post on LinkedIn and this was the response I got! They're both Novo Nordisk drugs, too

For the analysis, Prime Therapeutics excluded patients with type 2 diabetes to focus on obesity treatment. Nearly half of the patients were prescribed Novo's injected Ozempic or Wegovy, both of which contain the active ingredient semaglutide. Others were taking Saxenda (liraglutide), an older Novo G

As I've mentioned in prior posts, I'm an untreated T2 (about 3 years now?) due to being too poor to afford health care and medications but not poor enough for assistance, but that officially ends today!!! I've been on a free CGM for 12 days and now I start Ozempic from a local program and Novo Nordi

I was diagnosed back at the end of March this year and I was very sick. My A1C was 14! Blood sugars of 300+ average. I took this very seriously as I had seen what type 1 did to my grandma. And I know type 1 and type 2 are two very different beasts, I did not want to have to give myself insulin as we

I am new diagnosed type 2 diabetic. My fasting bs was 140 and A1C is 6.4. My insurance denied both tirzepitide and Semaglutide brand names stating my A1C must be 6.5. I’m so frustrated. I had started taking compounded Semaglutide prior to my diagnosis for weight loss and then did my blood work and r

**1st June 2021 - new docs, start treatment**     weight: **216 lb** / 97.98 kg height: 6'1" / 1.85 m BMI: 28.5 (overweight) BP: **132/90** (too high) *start lisinopril* HbA1c: **10.4%** average BG: 252 mg/dL, 14 mmol/L LDL: 127 mg/dL HDL: 36 mg/dL TG: 845 mg/dL (!)

I have been using ozempic for 3 months. My side effects were mild and bearable. I noticed that I got nausea when I ate unhealthy or large amounts of food. I started to eat less and better quality. I was more sensitive to motion nausea (like long bus rides), but all ok. Last month my period was

I was diagnosed with T2 in April 2024 after having symptoms like thirsty and weight loss . My A1C was 11.5 in April .after taking medications and vigorous workouts , A1C dropped to 5.5 in October . I trained for marathon and ran Chicago marathon . I put in lot of miles . I am not strict on diet tho