It. Comes in at once weekly truly easy-to-use pen the pen well you don't have to see or handle a needle and it works 24/7 trulicity is a once-weekly injectable medicine to improve blood sugar and

Trulicity has an average rating of 5.1 out of 10 from a total of 947 reviews on Drugs.com. 37% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 41% reported a negative experience.

Trulicity is a non-insulin option that helps your body release the insulin it's already making. Trulicity is not a weight loss drug. In studies with other diabetes medications, weight change in adults ranged from +0.4 lbs (0.75 mg) to −10.1 lbs (4.5 mg).

Trulicity may cause tumors in the thyroid, including thyroid cancer. Watch for possible symptoms, such as a lump or swelling in the neck, trouble swallowing, hoarseness, or shortness of breath. If you have any of these symptoms, tell your healthcare provider.

Official answer. No, Trulicity is not a form of insulin. Trulicity mimics the effects of GLP-1 a naturally occurring hormone that stimulates insulin secretion. Trulicity is only suitable for people with type 2 diabetes who still have functioning insulin-producing cells in their pancreas.

REWIND showed that Trulicity resulted in a 12% reduced risk of combined non-fatal stroke, non-fatal heart attack, and heart-related death compared to placebo (a “nothing” pill). 2.4% of people taking Trulicity experienced these events, compared to 2.7% of people taking placebo.

If your doctor prescribes Trulicity for your condition, they may monitor your liver function more closely than usual during treatment. And they may have you stop taking Trulicity if your liver problems worsen while you're taking the medication. Allergic reaction.

FDA Warning: Risk of thyroid cancer This is the most serious warning from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A. In animal studies, Trulicity increased the risk of thyroid tumors. It's not known if this risk is also increased in humans.

One head-to-head study compared Trulicity and Ozempic on how much they lowered hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C or A1C) - average blood sugar levels over 3 months. Ozempic was found to lower A1C more than Trulicity, and people taking it lost more weight.

Studies have shown that Trulicity can lead to more weight loss than metformin alone. It's also been shown to cause more weight loss than sitagliptin (Januvia), another popular diabetes medication, when added to metformin. The amount of weight you can lose with Trulicity may depend on the dose.

Research often shows that Trulicity can help the kidneys when taken over a period of time. But some cases of acute kidney damage have also been reported. Most commonly, kidney damage appears to happen in people experiencing severe nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea from Trulicity.

One of the documented side effects of Trulicity is acute pancreatitis. Our patient had been receiving Trulicity 0.75 mg/week subcutaneously for two years without any symptoms; however, after increasing the dose to 1.5 mg/week subcutaneously, he developed acute pancreatitis.