Posted on 10/08/2025 11:02:09 AM PDT by Baladas
The use of GLP-1 medications has skyrocketed due to their ability to help people lose weight as well as their involvement in managing type 2 diabetes.
"Unusual" Side Effect of Ozempic-Like Drugs Challenges Doctors: ResearchThe use of GLP-1 medications has skyrocketed due to their ability to help people lose weight as well as their involvement in managing type 2 diabetes. Edited by: NDTV News Desk Health Oct 08, 2025 14:44 pm IST Published On Oct 08, 2025 11:10 am IST Last Updated On Oct 08, 2025 14:44 pm IST Read Time: 3 mins Share TwitterWhatsAppFacebookRedditEmail "Unusual" Side Effect of Ozempic-Like Drugs Challenges Doctors: Research GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are popularly consumed as weight-loss alternatives. GLP-1 medications, Ozempic and Wegovy, may disrupt cancer imaging and its diagnosis, new research has revealed. GLP-1 agonists were first designed for type 2 Diabetes treatment, but over time, they grew popular for their non-approved use in weight loss.
GLP-1 (Glucagon-Like Peptide-1) is a hormone that helps lower blood sugar and control appetite by increasing insulin and slowing digestion.
The adverse effects of GLP-1 weight-loss medications have varied from mild to bizarre, ranging from deflated breasts and unexpected pregnancies to drooping jowls and sulphurous burps. Now, radiologists and imaging experts have identified a new issue: patients on these medications exhibit different uptake patterns on PET-CT scans.
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2011 was when semaglutide was developed, GLP-1’s were much earlier so you’re still wrong. Better quit while you’re behind before you fully display the depths of your ignorance.
I’m not wrong that it’s a garbage way to lose weight. There is no way to know the ill effects that it can have on your body down the line. Just like the clot shot.
But unlike the clot shot all you have to do to lose weight is eat less and get off your ass. Why take a very questionable medication to solve a problem that you inflict upon yourself?
Only a garbage person would care how someone else chooses to lose weight. Find something else to obsess over, get a life.
I started out just saying it’s a questionable drug but you turn it into something personal. You started the personal attacks. So touchy, you must be on it.
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