Do people have to continue taking these drugs, and what happens if they stop?
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield does not pay for Mounjaro.
“you can expect to pay between $1,000 and $1,200 or more per month, which can add up to over $12,000 annually if you’re paying entirely out of pocket.”
PLUS required 24/7 monitoring device if you are already on insulin.
Ozempic has too many side effects, but Medicare does pay some of it, maybe most, I don’t know how much they pay.
Not for Me.
I tried it and had to stop. I didn’t lose very much at all. Just a couple pounds. Developed stomach paresia ( paralysis). Made me very sick twice before we figure it out I thought it was food poisoning. I was sick as a dog and throwing up undigested food I had eaten two days prior. It took me quite awhile to get back to normal. I am glad it works for some but MY opinion is that it is potentially very dangerous especially if side affects don’t go away like a lot of people report.
Too hard to just stop eating donuts, so people need questionable drugs.
Type-2 diabetes is self-inflicted.
“And I notice it walking through the airport with my bags. I’m just lighter on my feet. It feels good. I mean, everyone’s experienced that. You lose a couple pounds and you feel better,” he tells PEOPLE.
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Quote from Eric Stonestreet.
This is one way that one’s body that’s slimmed down, and is continuing to slim down, signals that one is on the right track, and should not “quit now” (”Don’t quit now!”) by returning to poor eating habits. Persistently better overall health, after the Diabetes Type 2 diagnosis, is possible, if one remains motivated. And, frankly, if one has others in one’s life that are there for support and encouragement.
I use the Abbott Labs Libre 3 sensor to monitor my glucose level in realtime 24/7. I learn whether or not something is healthy. It costs $10 per week.
I know a man who has lost well over 60 pounds by simply cutting out fast food, junk food, and soda, and working out with a trainer once a week.
He said now his tastes have changed and the food doesn’t even appeal to him any more. He’s on occasion indulged just to see what happened, and one time he was out traveling and wanted to eat and bought some fast food, and he said it was disgusting. He finished the meal cause he wasn’t going to waste the money and was hungry, but he said no more and he doesn’t even miss it.
He has also done a little more for veggies, but nothing radical and no 1200 calorie a day diet and is still maintaining his weight. He does want to lose more, but realizes that it make be a little slower now that’s he’s done a bunch.
Sometimes it’s a matter of reconditioning your taste buds away from junk food and MSG.
More power to him.
Risk of thyroid cancer
Zepbound has a boxed warning about a possible risk of thyroid cancer. A boxed warning is the most serious warning from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It alerts doctors and patients about drug effects that may be dangerous.
In animal studies, tirzepatide, the active ingredient in Zepbound, was found to cause thyroid tumors. (An active ingredient is what makes a drug work.) But it’s unknown whether Zepbound can cause thyroid cancer in humans. Studies in animals don’t always predict what will occur in humans.