Taking OZEMPIC for TYPE II Diabetes
If you are a Type II diabetic taking daily pills to control your diabetes there is a once-a-week shot available. The shot is not an insulin shot. With insurance, the shot is around $25 a month. The shot that I am featuring in this post is called
The question is does it work? There is data listed on RXlist.com about the effectiveness of
SIDE EFFECTS (Cunha, 2017).
WHAT ARE SIDE EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH USING
The following serious adverse reactions are described below or elsewhere in the prescribing information for OZEMPIC:
Risk of Thyroid C-cell Tumors
[see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS]
Pancreatitis [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS] Diabetic Retinopathy Complications
[see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS]
Hypoglycemia with Concomitant Use of Insulin Secretagogues or Insulin
[see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS]
Acute Kidney Injury [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS] Hypersensitivity [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS] (Cunha, 2017).
WHAT ARE SIDE EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH USING METFORMIN?
Side effects of metformin include:
- physical weakness (asthenia)
- diarrhea
- gas (flatulence)
- symptoms of weakness, muscle pain (myalgia)
- upper respiratory tract infection
- low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)
- abdominal pain (GI complaints), lactic acidosis (rare)
- low blood levels of vitamin B-12
- nausea
- vomiting
- chest discomfort
- chills, dizziness
- bloating/abdominal distention
- constipation
- heartburn
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 (Cunha, 2017).
The above risk information is taken from www.RXlist.com
References
Cunha, J. P. (2017, 12 18).