Ozempic for weight loss T2 Diabetic

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I've started ozempic for weight loss and I'm type two diabetic. I've read that for weight loss it's best to follow a low carb diet. If on one day I allow myself to have one chocolate bar do you think this would stop me losing weight?

I think as per the advice on your other thread that this is one to run by your diabtetes team. Hope you get on well with the Ozempic.

From my own experience after a certain time not eating sugar and UPF you go off it . I’d prefer pecans and satsuma now. I started in November and used to have chocolate very regularly but it isn’t appealing currently, I hope it lasts!

Yes.. your other thread was fine I think you need some help with your diet and understanding what is good for you to eat from a health professional that knows your health. We don’t know your health and you seem to have a lack of understanding of the basics - I will include some links below

None of can really help you in the way you might need it, if your diabetes is poorly controlled then obviously you maybe should not eat chocolate and if you have binge eating it might be a bad idea to open a floodgate to the foods you are working hard to avoid

however living on salad will be a road to failure you need to eat a balanced diet

all of us are doing different thing. I do eat low-ish carb and have treats but I am not diabetic. There is more to diabetes than weight loss so it’s best that you get really good advice from someone who knows you

https://www.diabetes.org.uk/diabetes-the-basics/types-of-diabetes/type-2

https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/enjoy-food/eating-with-diabetes/i-have-type-2-diabetes

Best advice is probably speaking with your doctors for support and guidance as they will be able to support you. I have some family members who are on a lower carb diet and use https://srslylowcarb.com/ if you were looking for ideas of things to eat or find treats/snacks.

I have a bit of chocolate weekly and still lose weight, I've also exercised 7 days a week for most of the month. On a different injection and doing dry January this month I'm already half a stone down and lost inches.

I have one of those Accu Chek machines and test during the day which is really useful.

If it's anything like Saxenda, there was a list of foods to avoid if you didn't want to make side effects worse.

I also enjoy a couple of times a week a teaspoon of strawberry peanut butter on one slice of toast with raspberries on top as breakfast - bit random but my diet group would say not to have this too but I enjoy it and the bread and the nut butter can be fibre goodness.

Low-carb diet and meal plan | Eating with diabetes | Diabetes UK

22 yo. Anorexic at 16, then Binge/Boulimic from 18yo with weight issue. On anti-depressants for 4 years. Not getting better. Hear that Ozempic helps not only to lose weight but also helps with anxiety, addiction (food, alcohol, etc…) and depression. Has anybody had experience using Ozempic to replace antidepressants in a similar situation?

With a history of eating disorders you're likely contraindicated from most weight loss drugs

hi, I have T2 diabetes and my GP has recently prescribed MJ for me. I'm not obese, my BMI is 27. But my HBA1C is high and I can't get it down no matter what. I don't have a sweet tooth but I do binge on carbs - toast, crisps etc.

Is the Ozempic prescribed by your GP? I understood from my GP that MJ is the NICE authorized drug, not Ozempic. The injection itself doesn't cause you to lose weight, it suppresses your appetite so that you can make better choices about what you eat.

You should speak to your diabetes team

Indeed and I understand why. Yet this BBC article on the way Ozempic works and some of its unexpected consequences on mental health and the gut gave me a tiny glimpse of hope.

www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/ozempic-anxiety-drug