Australians who rely on it have been told they may have to go without until at least March.The rush on semaglutide and its popularity on TikTok has coincided with whatWith Y2K-inspired low-rise jeans back in fashion and the hashtag #SkinnyLegend doing the rounds on TikTok, health experts feared a surge in toxic diet culture was imminent.
"Don't take the 'skinny pen' — or whatever other normalising names they have given — for a new starvation method," she said. When blood sugar levels start to rise after eating, the drug stimulates the body to produce more insulin, helping to reduce blood sugar levels. "Those medications help people lose somewhere around 5 to 10 per cent of their weight. [But] people didn't pay as much attention to these medications until Wegovy came around."This, in turn, worked "like a domino effect", sparking shortages worldwide and forcing patients to move on to other drugs such as Trulicity, said chair of the diabetes network at the The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Gary Deed.
Under the hashtag, users share before and after videos of themselves or detail their weight-loss journey."I worry that, with the TikTok videos and things like that, it's broadcasting and advertising to populations who are not in need of this medication, and perhaps using it for the wrong intentions," Dr Velazquez said.
I just hope and pray that these delightful people are being careful,we wouldn't want them falling off this mortal coil just to be skinny.
The sad irony is that the weight loss is minimal and not permanent in most cases.
TGA full of lies again. They’ve had over six months to source more, plenty of stocks available but they won’t commit to extra purchases due to their annual item spending limits. They could adjust the allocation over night but it’s easier to blame others
luciastein becarmitage the title of this article should be changed to Type 2 Diabetes. Type 2 is cause by a poor life style and poor eating habits. Type 1 is caused by a dead pancreas that does not produce insulin.
Obesity is a serious medical condition. Diabetes should have priority but don’t underestimate the benefits of an anti obesity treatment that works.
I am on Rhyzodeg 70/30 insulin now as I couldn't get Ozempic. Its free. The downside is weight gain from topping up when my blood sugar crashes
Had chronic diabetes since 1988. Recently prescribed Ozempic that improved my treatment regime. However vain women (mainly) found it assists with weight loss and bought it out. Diabetics cannot get it & have to wait months. Thank you vapid Kardashians & Tikbloodytok.
Happy to sell some Lantus or Novarapid by the pen if anyone is looking. Basically does the same thing.... Says me, a 34yr old almost morbidly obese diabetic.
Neither can we the ones who need it for our diabetes thanks