Yeah, that’s kind of the problem…everyone praises losing weight, but if it’s because you’re ill or not getting enough to eat because of a health condition, or mental health gets affected (suddenly I found myself having disordered thoughts about eating because of all the restrictions) it’s not actually a good thing.

At one point my GI doctor thought about a liquid diet, but became worried about it due to the possibility I may have side effects because I'm diabetic and my sugar may become too low. My sugars are normally well controlled (50-120 in the morning and 90-200 at bedtime) I use to take Metformin 1000mg 2x a day, Glipizide 10mg 2x a day, Januvia 100mg bedtime, Humalog 0-45 units 4x a day, Levemir 80 units 2x a day, and 3mg Trulicity weekly. My endocrinologist changed me to Ozempic 0.5 units weekly instead of Trulicity. After a couple months being on Ozempic I only took Ozempic, Metformin, and Glipizide. I no longer needed Januvia, Humalog and Levemir. The only "insulin" I used was ozempic. After all the side effects ozempic gave me (worsened Gastroparesis, almost daily nausea and vomiting) my primary doctor took over and took me off ozempic. I stopped ozempic February 7, 2024 and since I haven't had the need for insulin, but I'm still on Metformin, Glipizide, and got Januvia added back.
I never took ozempic for weight loss. At my highest weight of 415lbs in 2020 I ended up in ICU due to a septic infection and after I began to drop weight over the last 4 years. Now at 270lbs. To be honest Ozempic didn't really help much with that. Took it for a year and only lost about 15-20lbs. I was put on it because it was "safer" for my heart than Trulicity was.
I'll look into a liquid diet that can also support my sugars and see if it helps because I'm tired of my stomach being in so much pain.
I appreciate your response and help.