[ProtectOurFreedom]

Ping Conservative_Mind. Very interesting findings.

[Don W]

Hmmm. Isn’t Ozempic (tm) a drug licensed to control DIABETES that may have shown some indications it can be used for weight loss under certain conditions? Conditions the current advertisements gloss over?

Interesting...

[aquila48]

Who makes this stuff so I can buy their stock?

[Sequoyah101]

Are these the same researchers who also think it may cause the heart muscle to lose strength and the rest of your muscles to atrophy?

There has to be something else wrong with it because it works too well to reduce A1C, the real purpose for it.

[Karliner]

What is the cost financially, physically and mentally?

[Enlightened1]

Adding magnesium for the heart in your diet goes a long ways too.

[srmanuel]

I’m not going to tell anyone to take or not take the drugs in question, I will say this be aware of who is paying for and producing the reports of fantastic new uses for these drugs and what the ultimate goal is of these studies

IMO, if you traced the funding of these studies you would find it’s the pharmaceutical companies manufacturing these drugs with the ultimate goal to expand their use by getting Medicare and other health insurance companies to pay for the drugs by requiring coverage

Given how the USA has an major epidemic of obesity, diabetes and heart disease what better way to help resolve these problems than requiring third party payment instead of lifestyle changes

It’s the skeptic in me that thinks any deal to good to be true probably is

[citizen]

I take the OZ, good for A1C & weight mgmt.

[factmart]

Anyone who would take drugs to heal heart problems are ignorant.

Solve the real problem. What you eat.

Be healed, go on the Lion’s Diet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ka9WBEijhk&t=0s

[Bobbyvotes]

I do not take ozempic. No heart attacks or strokes at age 84. My medicine is 20 minutes exercise every day, rain or sunshine

[maddog55]

I’ll pass ..

Serious side effects...

hypoglycemia
allergic reactions, gallstones,
tachycardia,
pancreatitis, and
kidney damage

[GOP Poet]

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[right way right]

If it increases insulin production it eventually causes worsening insulin resistance.
Insulin resistance is the real killer.

[GrumpyOldGuy]

And the most exciting of all are the HUGE profits they will make. Never mind negative side effects that they will fight hard to dismiss.

[albie]

May cause (real fast) “oily discharge, bloating, headaches, nausea, hair loss, cavities, foot odor, swelling, gout and weight gain” See your Doctor and see if ozempic is right for you!

[blitz128]

Big pharmas next gold mine.

[Fresh Wind]

The mention of Ozempic brings to mind an herbal supplement that has become popular recently, specifically berberine, that has been billed by some as a “natural Ozempic”.

I started taking it recently for it’s effect on blood glucose, and have found significant improvements. I am seeing readings go from borderline pre-diabetic to well into what is considered the normal range. I am marginally overweight, but far from obese.

The mechanism of its action is said to be different than that of Ozempic, so that is a caveat.

Also, clinical studies of berberine are limited since drug companies are notoriously uninterested in unprofitable natural treatments.

I understand there are commercially available berberine supplements that contain less (or even much less) than the advertised amount of the active ingredient, so that’s a potential issue.

Any comments? Anyone else using this? Results?

[trebb]

I love it when they say something akin to, “We haven’t a clue as to why it seems to do what it seems to do”.
Makes me really crave some /sarc

[1Old Pro]

Patients taking GLP-1 injections – regardless of whether they even lose weight – are significantly less likely to suffer all manner of dangerous heart problems.

Hopefully it's healthy, millions of women are using it.

[Old Yeller]

Next week, the “experts” will claim something different.