It must really work, because its popularity cannot be related to the cringe advertising. Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh zempic...
I never understood why drug companies are allowed to advertise prescription drugs to non-medical people. It causes is people without medical knowledge to go to a doctor and demand a certain med. I have seen people around me do that very thing. Some doctors seem to bow to the pressure just to shut them up. Look at how many buy ED drugs that really want it for recreation not true ED. Weight loss drugs are the similar. Then in a few years it’s followed by lawyers trolling for class action lawsuits.
Ozempic is the brand name for a molecule used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes that is administered as a once weekly injection. The generic name is Semaglutide. It is not insulin.
I use it myself as a supplement when I had to discontinue the use of Jardiance because of UTI’s. There have been other products like it, one of the most used was metformin, an oral agent. They can work independent of insulin for low level diabetes, but when the body needs more over time, insulin and a supplement like Ozempic is needed for control.
Metformin is different than Ozempic as Ozempic slows digestion, stimulates insulin release, and lowers the amount of glucose the liver releases. Metformin decreases how much sugar the intestines absorb, lowers the amount of glucose made in the liver, and improves insulin sensitivity. But both are predinner drinks for insulin when it reaches that stage.
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