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People with diabetes struggle to find Ozempic as it soars in popularity as a weight loss aid
NBC ^ | Jan. 12, 2023 | Berkeley Lovelace Jr., Lauren Dunn and Kristen Dahlgren

Posted on 01/15/2023 5:57:44 AM PST by fluorescence

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To: EEGator

It seems like there is no limit anymore on what they can sell on tv. I hate commercials as it is, but it’s beyond the pale anymore…


21 posted on 01/15/2023 6:45:01 AM PST by telescope115 (Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
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To: Bernard

Ozempic is manufactured in Denmark, FWIW


22 posted on 01/15/2023 6:46:20 AM PST by nascarnation (Let's go Brandon!)
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To: telescope115

I never have to wonder why I quit watching almost all tv and sports anymore.


23 posted on 01/15/2023 6:50:37 AM PST by EEGator
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To: fluorescence

That’s totally unexpected!

*drink*


24 posted on 01/15/2023 6:56:39 AM PST by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: fluorescence

or... just stop cramming food into your mouth constantly!

for ZERO cost!


25 posted on 01/15/2023 7:14:52 AM PST by TexasFreeper2009
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To: joethedrummer

not everything can be as safe as the Covid Vaccines!

/s


26 posted on 01/15/2023 7:15:43 AM PST by TexasFreeper2009
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To: ransomnote

Thanks for your post. I am type 2 diabetic and Ozempic was really effective at helping me bring A1c blood sugar level down to very near normal. I was (?) at pre-diabetes level, very stable. My weight has increased in the past two months, when the Ozempic disappeared. I was kinda cruising along, able to eat some carbs without “penalty”, so to speak. Now it’s back to business I guess— darn it.


27 posted on 01/15/2023 7:18:18 AM PST by married21 (As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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To: HerrBlucher

Don’t people with Diabetes 2 eventually have to take insulin? esp if they don’t abide by diet and exercise.


28 posted on 01/15/2023 7:27:04 AM PST by Karoo
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To: Karoo

I’m taking Jardiance which has been awesome for me (other than the cost).


29 posted on 01/15/2023 7:28:27 AM PST by nascarnation (Let's go Brandon!)
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To: fluorescence

Or…people could change their diet and exercise. I know that’s hard. I know that in some cases it’s not possible.

But…you cannot tell me everyone using this drug couldn’t help themselves any other way.


30 posted on 01/15/2023 7:32:04 AM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: Fiji Hill

That POS from 1975 is played constantly on the overhead at The Home Depot. Every time I’m in that store I hear it and it makes me want to throw up. But do you ever hear anything by Frank Sinatra or Luciano Pavarotti or Miles Davis or Count Basie or Duke Ellington? No. Just pure unadulterated crap.


31 posted on 01/15/2023 7:47:48 AM PST by 4Runner
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To: married21

There is a better similar class drug than ozempic.


32 posted on 01/15/2023 7:52:02 AM PST by gas_dr (Conditions of Socratic debate: Intelligence, Candor, and Good Will)
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To: fluorescence

Why can’t they use plain old metformin? Maybe a diabetic Freeper could explain.


33 posted on 01/15/2023 7:53:38 AM PST by ottbmare (the OTTB mare)
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To: fluorescence

“...Ozempic as it soars in popularity as a weight loss aid”

With side effects. Significantly so. Plus, once the Ozempic is no longer used the weight returns.


34 posted on 01/15/2023 7:55:18 AM PST by Clutch Martin ("The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right." )
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To: gas_dr

What is it?


35 posted on 01/15/2023 7:55:49 AM PST by married21 (As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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To: married21

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/type-2-diabetes/expert-answers/byetta/faq-20057955


36 posted on 01/15/2023 7:59:38 AM PST by nascarnation (Let's go Brandon!)
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To: wintertime

“What is SOL?”

Cacas fortas de fortunas


37 posted on 01/15/2023 8:01:00 AM PST by Clutch Martin ("The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right." )
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To: telescope115
It seems like there is no limit anymore on what they can sell on tv.

Have they started advertising "s*x toys" yet? Dominatrix services? Prostitution is still illegal, so I don't expect that ... yet.

38 posted on 01/15/2023 8:02:44 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Dutch Boy

My doctor explained some of the drug and medical gadget commercials to me.

- These things are not covered by insurance
- The people see the commercials and ask their doctors to get them
- The doctors tell the insurance companies about all the people demanding this product
- Sometimes the insurance companies will then cover them

The commercials are a clever way of getting their products covered by insurance.


39 posted on 01/15/2023 8:04:21 AM PST by Doctor Congo
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To: fluorescence

We’re also having a hard time getting Adderall and similar medications in pharmacies. We get bombarded with calls all day looking for it.


40 posted on 01/15/2023 8:13:38 AM PST by Tacrolimus1mg (Do no harm, but take no sh!t.)
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