My name is Barb Herrera and I have been on the health gain and weight loss adventure since I was 10-years old. I am now 62. On speed at 10, trying every diet and fad, Fen-Phen in 1996 (with subsequent heart damage), a Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in 2001 (with a lifetime of crippling deficiencies), Trulicity in 2022 (fantastic!), and now Mounjaro (even more amazing!) in 2024… I’ve experienced the gamut of weight loss experiences.
Having been a midwife and birth worker for 32 years, I have a specific eye on the medical aspects of the GLP-1 and GIP medications. I’m watching the dawn of the healing of Type 2 Diabetes, a disease that has crippled and killed many members of my Latin family.
I do not want to die.
Hence this blog. I want to live, no matter what it takes. And I know I am not alone. While some flippantly use these medications for vanity reasons, I’m hoping most of us, those with obesity especially, just don’t want to die.
It is for those people that I write.
Welcome to my complicated world of Type 2 Diabetes treatment and weight loss medications.
NOTE:
This site does not use any AI at all. Not for my writing. Not for my pictures.
Nothing.
I am adamant about displaying my own writing,
even if AI might make it more palatable.
This is me.
Fantastic! It’s great to see you Speaking about your experiences!
Thank you! It feels great to be writing about these experiences and parts of my life.
Thanks for coming along for the ride!
You’re amazing!!! Thank you for sharing your journey and inspiration. Keep pushing forward. We can beat this together. It was a pleasure talking to you in the chemo infusion room.
You were FAST! Faster than our infusions. HA! Thank you for our amazing conversation. I already adore you! Thank you for being here and sitting next to me. You have made my holiday season and I will think of you often. Can’t wait to read your book!
Ha! You’re very welcome! I believe I was meant to sit next to you today. I am happy that we met and were able to have a beautiful conversation.
Thanks for the support. Please leave a review after reading the book. I look forward to hearing your feedback. Have an amazing holiday.
I am pre diabetic and my doctor wants me to take Ozempic but Medicare want pay and I don’t have cash so what can I do I’m not old enough for Medicare but insurance company’s don’t care can you help?
Hi, Carolyn… I totally understand your dilemma. I wish I had an answer for you. Insurance isn’t my specialty, but I can refer you to a YouTube creator that is: Dave Knapp of On the Pen. He is really great with maneuvering the insurance information issues. He might not have the perfect answer for you, but he might be able to lead you towards some possible solutions.
There are other medications that might be covered until you can get on the GLP-1s so be sure to ask your Primary Care Doctor. Calling your insurance can also give you ideas of what they will pay for. Not the perfect solution, but a possible start.
Medicare sucks right now, for sure. I am hoping Congress will change the Medicaid and Medicare guidelines sooner than later for folks just like you. Much good luck and I hope you are able to get on the right meds asap.
I feel your pain and know all about the issues of weight loss and gains. I am 72 years of age and still fighting the battle of the bulge. It never stops, everyday
I think about what I can’t eat, when to stop eating what. Obesity is a big lousy switch in your brain, not what you eat, but how much you eat and the quality of the food. Ugh ugh😳😳🤔🤔😠😠😠
We are women “of a certain age” and that means we have a LIFETIME of knowing this pain and difficulties. You said it fantastically, that obesity is a big lousy switch in your brain. You are right on there. It is exactly why these medications should be available to all who need them to shut that brain up from telling us what to do… when we know darn well, we don’t be needing to do that exact thing.
Thanks for writing Theresa. I am with you, sister!