A recent trend on social media is making type 2 diabetes medications unavailable to people with the disease. The trend’s explosion came after Elon Musk tweeted that the main reason behind his 30-pound weight loss was fasting and Wegovy, aka Ozempic. Ozempic is a drug that is usually used to treat type 2 diabetes patients. Wegovy is a version of this drug that has become a staple on social media for weight loss. In June 2021, after Wegovy was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration, KOAT medical expert Dr. Barry Ramo: “It’s a drug used by It costs about $1,000 each month, which is a nuisance to a lot of people, but the results have been pretty dramatic; Marty Ryan is from Albuquerque and he’s one of them. Ryan is now facing the repercussions of not having his medicine. “It causes blurred vision. You start to feel neuropathy in your feet and sometimes in your hands where you start to get the pinpricks in your feet. There’s a massive shortage now because it’s so prescribed by doctors as a weight loss drug,” Ryan said. The problem isn’t just here in New Mexico. Anthony Giordano is a type 2 diabetic from California. “People who don’t have diabetes were using it and they were like, ‘Hey, can you get Ozempic?’ My pharmacist said it’s getting worse and making it difficult for people to get this disease under control,” Giordano said. Ozempic itself now has a disclaimer on its website stating that while the drug may cause weight loss, it is not intended for that purpose. “I told my wife today that if I die or have a heart attack, she could be part of a class action lawsuit,” Marty Ryan said. Marty’s wife Karen Ryan said: “There’s some truth to that. This drug is not designed for people who are selfish and lose 20 pounds for having their photos taken. This has to be stopped.
A recent trend on social media is making type 2 diabetes medications unavailable to people with the disease. The trend’s explosion came after Elon Musk tweeted that the main reason behind his 30-pound weight loss was fasting and Wegovy, aka Ozempic.
Ozempic is a drug that is usually used to treat patients with type 2 diabetes. Wegovy is a version of this drug that has become a staple of weight loss social media.
In June 2021, after Wegovy first received approval from the Food and Drug Administration, KOAT medical expert Dr. Barry Ramo: “It’s a drug that’s used by injection. but the results were pretty dramatic.”
Now the trend is leading to an increasing demand for the drug, forcing many patients to abstain from it for days and even weeks; Marty Ryan is from Albuquerque and he’s one of them. Ryan now faces the repercussions of not having his medicine.
“It causes blurred vision. You feel neuropathy in your feet and sometimes in your hands where you start to get the pinpricks in your feet. There’s a massive shortage now because it’s being prescribed by doctors as a weight loss drug,” Ryan said.
The problem isn’t just here in New Mexico. Anthony Giordano is a type 2 diabetic from California.
“People who don’t have diabetes have used it and been like, ‘Hey, can you get Ozempic?’ My pharmacist said it’s getting worse and making it difficult for people to manage this disease,” Giordano said.
Ozempic itself now has a disclaimer on its website stating that while the drug may cause weight loss, it is not intended for that purpose.
“I told my wife today that if I die or have a heart attack, she could be part of a class action lawsuit,” said Marty Ryan.
Marty’s wife Karen Ryan said: “There is some truth to that. This drug wasn’t designed to make people selfish and lose 20 pounds for having their photos taken. That has to be stopped.”
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