[CFW]

So many people have excitedly embraced this new miracle drug for weight loss, Ozempic. Taking a pill and being able to lose weight while still eating as you wish and exercising very little sounds like a great idea. Until you start thinking about the fact this is a chemical that can also have other effects on your body. Will we soon see an increase in thyroid cancer due to the increase in the number of people being given a prescription for this drug?

[BipolarBob]

The slow killing of Americans continues. Beware of “safe and effective” cure-alls.

[EEGator]

I do this weird thing, I eat salads and exercise.

[Jonty30]

It’s all about moderation. Taking a limited time prescription that can help you get ahead of your weight loss, in conjunction with lifestyle and dietary adjustments is probably a benefit. If you lose a few pounds, your diabetes can be made more manageable.

Some people need the extra-help because they spent a lifetime of stupidity and gained more weight than they can possibly lose just by living healthy.

The only way you are going see an increase of thyroid cancer is amongst the population that decides that they should spend their lives on it.

I don’t think you’ll see any increases amongst those who use it periodically to lose a few pounds at a time and take a break from using it.

[Nifster]

And of course eating better is just so…..annoying

[Trumpisourlastchance]

Eat real food. Most of the American diet is engineered, processed FrankenFood.

[Jane Long]

Is this the one all of the Hollyweirdos are taking?

Hmmm....

[metmom]

Cut out refined carbs, sugar, add more veggies and nuts to your diet, and get out and get moving.

For most people, that will work just fine.

[simpson96]

I could’ve predicted this.

Losing weight doesn’t come that easy, without paying a price.

[logi_cal869]

Oh, gee: What would the human race do without drugs like Ozempic?

/s

[SteveH]

how about liraglutide as an alternative?

[whitney69]

Ozempic, the most commonly known semaglutide shot, is a weekly injection approved by the FDA for diabetes treatment. The FDA has not approved Ozempic for weight loss, so there are no eligibility criteria to be used for such.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/how-to-get-ozempic#:~:text=The%20FDA%20has%20not%20approved%20Ozempic%20for%20weight%20loss%2C%20so,person%20has%20overweight%20or%20obesity.

Semaglutide belongs to a class of medications known as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, or GLP-1 RAs. It mimics the GLP-1 hormone, released in the gut in response to eating.

One role of GLP-1 is to prompt the body to produce more insulin, which reduces blood sugar (glucose). For that reason, health care providers have used semaglutide for more than 15 years to treat Type 2 diabetes.

https://www.uclahealth.org/news/semaglutide-weight-loss-what-you-need-know#:~:text=What%20is%20semaglutide%3F,reduces%20blood%20sugar%20(glucose).

And there are some possible serious problems that are connected with the drug identified by the people that make it, Novo Nordisk:

Pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas)
Vision changes
Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
Kidney problems
Allergic reactions
Gallbladder problems
Thyroid tumors or cancer

Crap shoot.

wy69

[Reeses]

an increased risk of all types of thyroid cancers

The pharmaceutical industry loves expensive monopoly drugs that treat but do not cure. Ozempic is a dream come true. Not only does it not cure anything, it causes new chronic sales opportunities. In the end, the lawyers always win.

[madison10]

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[GaryCrow]

The thyroid cancer indication was put on there because of testing in rats which have a gene making them susceptible to thyroid cancer when given massive amounts of semaglutide. Semaglutide has been in testing since 2012 and in use since 2017 and to date there have been zero cases of thyroid cancer attributed to it in humans, despite millions of people having taken it.

Your chances of getting hit by a meteorite are many times higher than getting thyroid cancer from Ozempic, but by all means cower in fear over it.

[Gay State Conservative]

I take it for diabetes...which was its original purpose. There’s a warning pamphlet included with the pen which mentions thyroid cancer. I’m not particularly worried because I’m in regular contact with my doctors...all of whom are affiliated with one of the world’s most famous medical schools.