Riding the Ozempic weight-loss tsunami
The internet is exploding with torrents of content about the drug Ozempic. Launched initially in 2017 as a radically new treatment for type 2 diabetes, it has been touted as the ‘miracle cure’ for weight loss. As always, among the praise, there’s plenty of negative chatter on social media towards Ozempic – mostly directed towards […]
Metformin is getting good results when prescribed for weight loss
Metformin has been regularly prescribed as a first-line oral medication for type 2 diabetes, primarily for people who are overweight. Usually, a doctor will prescribe it when diet and exercise have failed to control a patient’s blood sugar, but the sugar levels don’t yet require more active intervention like injections. Sometimes, it is also used […]
Do you qualify for use of the latest weight-loss wonder Ozempic?
Visit our Ozempic website page to find out if you now qualify to receive this remarkable new treatment that promotes weight loss. There has been a tremendous revolution in the approach that you can now take to help fight obesity. It started when the use of a weekly injectable drug for type II diabetics called […]
Negotiating the maze of weight-loss drugs
A recent article on yahoo!news painted a highly complicated picture of how patients and doctors in the U.S. are trying to negotiate their way through the new field of advanced drugs that promote weight loss. The article quotes an obesity medicine specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, saying “Access to medicines for […]
Does Ozempic help with weight loss or diabetes?
Ozempic (generic name: semaglutide) is an injectable medication designed to manage blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes. It also reduces the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events and kidney disease, which are risk factors in adults with type 2 diabetes. Semaglutide also reduces appetite and blocks the production of glucagon, a hormone […]
Should insurers cover weight loss drugs?
“You’re fat”, “don’t eat so much”, “you’re eating the wrong things”… if you are overweight then you have probably heard any number of comments like this thrown in your direction. The fact is, it’s unhelpful and normally untrue. People who suffer from obesity are not just slightly over-weight from bad eating habits, the majority of obesity […]
