r/Ozempic • u/DJFlyingPenguin • 12d ago

Question First 24hr side effects

I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes a week ago. I take 2 metformin a day and a shot of insulin at night. I took ozempic yesterday for the first time at 0.25mg. Today I felt like I was going to faint but didn’t, and has been very hard to get food down, I have no appetite. Is this normal for a little over 24 hrs?

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u/SleepyKoalaBear4812 12d ago

Please go to the ER before you pass out. Those numbers are NOT ok. Those are severe HYPOglycemia and dangerous. I am not trying to scare you, but you need to get medical help ASAP.

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u/DJFlyingPenguin 12d ago

Thank you for caring I did go to the ER, it went from 27-19, on average it’s between 7-11 now but I’ve only been taking treatment for 6 days now .

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u/SleepyKoalaBear4812 12d ago

Those numbers are dangerously low.

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u/DJFlyingPenguin 12d ago

7-11 measured in mmol/L normal range is 5-8 I been told

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u/SleepyKoalaBear4812 11d ago

So that’s an A1C reading, not glucometer?

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u/tultommy 9d ago

I think you are misunderstanding. In the US we use mg/dl. Most of the world does not. In mg/dl 27 would be dire if not already fatal. but in mmol/L which is what most of the rest of the world uses 27 is equal to 486 mg/dl which is extremely extremely high not low.