Posted on 10/08/2025 4:56:04 AM PDT by bitt
From sagging jowls and sulfurous burps to deflated breasts and surprise pregnancies, the side effects of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs have ranged from subtle to strange.
Now, new research suggests that these wildly popular medications may also be throwing off critical medical imaging scans, interfering with doctors’ ability to detect serious — even deadly — diseases.
Experts say this could lead to delayed diagnoses and treatments for some patients, while others might undergo tests and procedures they didn’t need in the first place.
Originally developed to treat Type 2 diabetes, GLP-1 meds have become a sensation due to their powerful weight-loss effects. In the US alone, usage jumped a staggering 700% between 2019 and 2023.
These drugs mimic a natural hormone called GLP-1, which helps regulate blood sugar and appetite. They also boost insulin production, slow digestion and make people feel full longer, helping them slim down in record time.
While these biological changes can improve health, they may interfere with PET-CT scans, a tool doctors use to detect cancer and inflammatory diseases.
The science behind the scare PET-CT scans combine two powerful imaging tools to give doctors a detailed picture of what’s happening in the body.
The PET scan uses a radioactive substance called FDG that travels through the bloodstream and is absorbed by tissues. Cancer cells and other abnormal cells — like those involved in inflammation — soak up more FDG because they have a higher metabolic rate, according to UConn Health.
The PET scanner detects the radiation emitted by the FDG, creating images that highlight where the substance has collected.
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yeah, they make these drugs and they test side effects and things on computers in simulations but doing that and unleashing them upon millions of people all at once, that’s two different things.
I’m still trying to figure out how Ozempic gets you pregnant...
That's the easy one. All of a sudden your fat, unattractive, and untouchable wife gets back her girlish figure and...boom.;-)
I’ve absolutely had deflated breasts...but no surprise pregnancies (yet).
Interesting. Thanks for posting, International drug cartels make millions, advertise on media and have immunity after they’ve put out the possible side effects up to and including death. The fentanyl cartels could learn a thing or two.
Without all the blubber, thinner women get more f-able? Just sayin’. Saves money on flour. More sex more pregnancies.
Oh oh oh ozempic!!
Oh oh oh the members of Pilot are in trouble now!!
Less adipose tissue and more and consistent ovulation.
Cue the law suits
“”””I’m still trying to figure out how Ozempic gets you pregnant...”””
Maybe it makes you horny which causes.....
Losing weight and at the same time losing breast size!
What a coincidence!
/sarc>
CC
Ewww! Forget the Ozempic! ;-)
i have a deflated belly, but i like that. When my neck deflates i’ll probably have deflated jowls, but so what. I’m 66 and the women will not be duped into wanting some of ‘this’ again.
I kinda thought something like this was going to happen. When a new product seems too good to be true . . . it takes time before the side effects start to show up.
yes, you get pregnant because your skin hair just look great
Surprise? Does this somehow replace the old fashioned way?
Funny, biology is complicated and the solution to one kind of poison is not to start taking another kind of poison.
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