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  • Flying Squid
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    6 days ago

    things that are not necessary, for example Ozempic if one doesn’t have diabetes

    Weight loss is important if you are obese even if you don’t have diabetes. Especially since it can lead to diabetes.

    I wish people didn’t have to turn to a drug to lose weight, but obesity is a (no pun intended) massive problem in the U.S.

    One of the big problems in our healthcare system is preventative medicine is not even considered a thing by insurance most of the time.

    • @[email protected]
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      36 days ago

      Also certain psych meds can cause weight gain that is incredibly hard to lose if the person needs to stay on it to remain stable.

      I can see ozempic helping those folks, especially since meds like abilify can increase the risk of developing diabetes. It’s a shitty side effect, one that doctors seem to shrug off, but it really matters to the patients and it often really bothers them.