Category: My Health
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Celebrating Disability Pride Month
July is Disability Pride Month, a time dedicated to celebrating the achievements, history, and culture of the disability community. It’s an important period for raising awareness about the challenges that people with disabilities face and promoting their rights and inclusion. Disability Pride Month was first celebrated in 1990, coinciding with the passage of the Americans…
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Understanding GLP-1 and the Rise of Ozempic: A Breakthrough in Diabetes and Obesity Treatment
Ozempic has recently captured media attention as a breakthrough medication for diabetes and obesity, but did you know its roots trace back to hormone discoveries from the 1980s? While Ozempic is new, the class of GLP-1 medications has a long history of research and development. Learn about the evolution of GLP-1 treatments, their benefits, and…
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Understanding Fibromyalgia: Navigating a Complex Condition
As May rolls around, I’m reminded that it’s Fibromyalgia Awareness Month, a time dedicated to shedding light on this often misunderstood condition. Join me as we delve into what fibromyalgia is, its historical background, and the treatment options that many, including myself, rely on to manage its symptoms. What is Fibromyalgia?Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition…
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64 Weeks of Ozempic
Well, it has been 64 Weeks since I’ve been on my second round of Ozempic and since my 50th-week update, things have changed a little, and not in a positive light as I had been hoping. Start of the year I went to point 75 as was approved by my endocrinologist, they had given me…
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Hypoglycaemia and Ozempic
Well, this is part of life and what can happen to anyone who is diabetic (and even to non-diabetics), but as a Type 1 Diabetic this is something that I have had to deal with on more than one occasion over the years that I have been alive. I haven’t had much of an issue…
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The Clicks Method and Ozempic
Another question that I got from the videos that I have made of my Ozempic journey thus far is what is the Clicks Method that I mentioned that I am doing to be doing when it comes time to up my dosage if I am not going to be following the standard dosing methods. The…