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After moving over to tirzepitide my blood sugar numbers rose. Has anyone noticed the same? On retatrutide they appear to drop for me. What have others seen?
Does Retatrutide lowers your blood glucose levels?
Summary
Does retatrutide lower blood glucose levels?
One user reported higher readings after switching to tirzepatide and lower ones on retatrutide. Others pointed out that tirzepatide was approved for diabetes and has evidence of lowering A1c, while a couple of people shared that retatrutide reduced their own fasting levels. Several posts treated the question as obvious or repetitive.
What this discussion establishes- Personal reports mixed: tirzepatide raised one user's glucose while retatrutide lowered it
- Tirzepatide originally approved for diabetes treatment and shown to reduce A1c
- Some users saw retatrutide keep fasting sugar at prediabetic range for months
- Multiple replies called the topic obvious or already discussed
Whether personal glucose readings on these drugs align with published evidence or prior approvals
Still openWhy one user's experience differed from the established data on tirzepatide
Nothing here is advice.
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↳ replying to @SteadyMeadow42 (opening post)
Actually no, tirzepatide received its first approval for diabetes care and the version that cut A1c or average blood glucose. Research findings run counter to what you observed.
↳ replying to @BrightSparrow36
Was that the problem? Or maybe something to do with pressure in the veins? Own a device for checking sugar levels? The monitor I use links up fine to an app on my phone.
It feels like this ought to pair with wondering whether liquid feels moist. The leading search hit brought it up.
↳ replying to @PlainAlder11
That scene from the classic space series left me smacking my own forehead in disbelief and it earns a full ten bonus marks from me.
For the past nine months I've taken reta, and throughout that period my blood sugar when fasting has stayed in the prediabetic range.
↳ replying to @SteadyMeadow42
It strikes me as something funny mainly at the expense of the less experienced ones.
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