we should talk about Ozempic

Ozempic has been a major topic of discussion lately, and I have a lot of feelings about The Cut article about it. Please check in with yourself before watching this video.

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[CallMeHabi]

It's getting even bad here in Europe (I'm in France) and as a type 1 diabetic who relies on both fast acting insulin AND Ozempic, I'm starting to be real worried about not finding my regular treatment 😐

[NurseKati]

As a diabetic who has not been able to get my ozempic since July I’m physically being hurt by this fad!

[msenspencer]

As someone who has dealt with an ED since middle school, thank you for the warning at the beginning, and I look forward to seeing your findings. Having someone genuinely sit down and mention it is much more friendly rather than just putting text on the screen.

[TonyBurgess]

I'm a type 2 diabetic and these meds are a big part of keeping us healthy. Weight loss is a bonus.

[vickyleta]

As a type 1 insulin-dependent diabetic, I want to thank you for this video. The shortage of diabetes of medication and the ungodly high costs often leads to diabetics rationing their meds and many diabetics have died as a result. The $35 cap is a great start but I'm still skeptical it will be completely accessible to as many diabetics, especially considering many don't use Eli Lilly products.

Want to shout out also a group called Mutual Aid Diabetes that works to actually help get diabetics insulin or funds to afford their medication. If you can, please donate to them over any big-name charity. You could very well save a life.

[valserra]

my health insurance actually first rejected me for taking this medication. My doctor did a whole legit write up with huge recommendation and my health insurance rejected me for some reason??? It took talking to 5 different people to finally get it. I sometimes think they rejected me because they assumed, being a 27 year old, they thought i was doing it for vanity reasons.

[lillianlillian]

I work in a pharmacy and it's the worst having to tell someone we don't have their medication and we have no clue when we're going to get any in

[Vicky-Hugh-Martini]

My mom relies on Ozempic for her Type 2 diabetes and luckily so far she hasn't had trouble getting her supply.

[AdorableLittleHeart]

I'm honestly very nervous to share my story because of the potential backlash, but being on Wegovy is one of the best decisions I've ever made for my health. I have binge eating disorder, and it was getting so bad that I had teetered between pre-diabetic and diabetic, I had insanely high cholesterol, and I was at risk of a heart attack at 29. I was also classified as morbidly obese according to BMI. I needed to stop the food noise in my head that constantly made me seek out ginormous quantities of food. Wegovy has done that for me. No, I don't eat one or two bites of food and that's all for the day. I eat 3 normal sized meals during the day with little snacks here or there. I relief I feel for not having binged in months is amazing, I've never felt healthier. And my bloodwork reflects this as well. I'm at the lower end of pre-diabetic, my cholesterol is finally in the normal range, and my doctor says I don't qualify as a risk of heart attack anymore. I'm still obese, but no longer in the morbid obese category. The weight loss is a nice bonus but I'm just happy I'm no longer killing myself with food.

[beato]

I work at a pharmacy and between ozempic, mounjaro and adderall shortages coming into work has been hell. Seeing patients who have been taking these medications for years unable to get it breaks my heart and the fact there is nothing we can do is even worse. No estimated dates, we’ve even had people come from out of state because they heard my pharmacy had a small amount of the medication they needed.

[KaitoSGJS]

as an actual diabetic, the thought of being the one to actually survive a zombie apocalypse instead of being the one whos 100% gonna die is actually funny as hell

[cheerful_Abyss]

(TW: diets, weight loss)
I took Ozempic for PCOS. Brief info/story--

I'm allergic to many medications and the PCOS has made it impossible to lose weight. I've tried most diets and eat a few bites of healthy food for a 5' person, and still, I'm what you consider "obese" lol (I need to lose 40 pounds, and again--I'm very short. Also young.) Some diets like Jenny Craig made me gain weight. I tried extreme diets; no carb diets (before keto became cool), salad-only diets, etc, as a kid and a teen. But still I couldn't lose it. After trying most options, Ozempic worked fantastically--I was 15 pounds down, and still going, but gradually. I take it more for insulin regulation than for weight loss--PCOS makes my sugar go crazy, and though I'm not diabetic or prediabetic, I'm in a very similar boat in terms of symptoms So Ozempic was working great!


And then my f*ing insurance stopped covering it because of all the celebs and everyone who is abusing it (and because of their greed). -.-

I'm taking Mounjaro instead, and it seems to be working similarly, but it's a one-year dose. I'm not sure where to go for here, because even with an expensive-ass insurance, nobody wants to give out medication that I need to live (my sugar can get dangerously low--so much so that I've almost been in a coma).

The greater issue than these greedy celebrities and these terrible articles are the greedy insurance companies and manufacturers. If I wanted to take Mounjaro without insurance, it'd be 13k dollars a month. WTF. Medicate for all--please vote progressives so we can push this and I don't need to go bankrupt for simple medication :(

[AppleOfTheMonth]

I have worked in medication assistance for years, Ozempic shortages have been going on since 2019, and Wegovy has never had a month where they weren’t short stocked.

This is more of a manufacturing issue than they are admitting, it’s easier to blame the public however.

This will not be resolved any time soon, however more competition occurs (Mounjaro for example) it will become less of an issue.

[basil]

i’ve had to stay on medicaid for the past 6+ years because my bipolar medication was paywalled and private insurance couldn’t even touch the cost, luckily for me medicaid did help me but it was thousands a month. it just finally became available as a generic and when they offered it to me on the phone at the pharmacy i almost fell off my chair. never thought i’d see the day.

end medication paywalls !
(this was latuda btw)

[Sarina_Dear]

It’s also proven really critical in PCOS treatment- its a lifetime med for most and my doctor made sure I understood before prescribing it. It really bothers me that people are using it as a quick fix because it’s not meant for that and someone is going to get big problems from it

[Emily-pnrg]

I think the blame should really be on the drug companies for this, not those on the medications. I've been using saxenda/wegovy through my gynecologist for PCOS but I've always had GI issues and it definitely has increased those.

[kentuckyroutezero]

I haven’t gotten to watch the video yet, but *please* read this; I work in medicine and need people to understand some things:

1. These medications are called GLP1 agonists, and most are approved for diabetes (Ozempic, Mounjaro, trulicity, etc). Two of them are approved for weight loss, Wegovy and Saxenda. Wegovy and Ozempic are the SAME DRUG (semaglutide).

2. Wegovy went through a massive shortage that lasted more than a year, and was devastating to people who need it. You generally can’t even get on this med without a BMI of >30 or >27 with a comorbid condition like hypertension, pre diabetes, etc. This medication is already extremely hard to get due to insurance, and the battle is uphill and very difficult for patients. Not many people are using it just to shed a few aesthetic pounds, this med is for treatment of a CHRONIC condition, obesity. Yes, this does mean you’ll probably have to be on it long time if your obesity is chronic.

3. Because of the Wegovy shortage, a lot of doctors panicked and tried to switch to Ozempic because their patients still needed their meds. Many, even more than before, were rejected, because as I said before, Ozempic is only approved for diabetes. Most patients on Wegovy don’t have diabetes and were denied coverage. Some got it, usually by buying out of pocket, which is THOUSANDS of dollars. The Wegovy shortage only JUST started to clear up, and it’s still hard to get in many places.

4. The issue is not the patients, but the pharma companies who aren’t keeping up with demand and essentially keeping people hostage by not properly scaling production. Providers and celebrities shouldn’t be selling this med as a cure all magic shot that’ll tone your body and make you look like a super model, I agree, but this is not the fault of obese patients, nor should diabetics have to struggle for their meds. Patients who need the med for weight loss should take Wegovy or saxenda. People with diabetes should be using the other meds. That way there’s less concern of a shortage.

[margaret_adelle]

Reminds me when I went on metformin for PCOS. Everyone talked about how it helps with weight loss. But it only helps by making you feel gross constantly and kills the urge to eat at all.

[sandycheekseva]

It took me a long time to realize that "weight loss side effects" in drugs actually means hunger suppressants.

[arih_rih]

really appreciate the warning at 2:00 minutes. i knew already when i saw the title and was vaguely aware of this being connected to weight loss as a trend that this could be a harmful video for me today, but my silly brain wanted to click in anyways... even though i should definitely not be watching this type of content today. so thanks again for an in-video warning and i’m turning this off for my mental health today! i’ll be back for your next topic though ❤