I haven’t posted for a while since there has been no change in my Burning Mouth or the meds I use to control it. The combination of Clonazepam and Cymbalta is still keeping my pain at bay almost all of the time, and I have been focusing on other projects and my overall health.

On another topic…

Weight has been a challenge for me since my teens, and I have yo-yo dieted like many of us with the same disappointing results. Nothing I did, whether exercise, fad diets, cleansing fasts, or anything else, worked long-term. None ever got me precisely where I wanted to be, and the outcome over time was always the same…the weight came back, and I felt like a failure once again.

Over the last year or two, I started hearing about the GLP-1 weight loss drugs. I was over 200 pounds, pre-diabetic, and teetering on the precipice of Type 2 diabetes that eventually destroyed my mother’s kidneys and caused her death last year. It was time to take action, and with the help of my doctor and nurse practitioner, we researched the new options and what would be the safest and most effective for me. I am very blessed. My husband’s insurance is good, and I was not automatically priced out of the market.