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(MY WABASH VALLEY) – A weight loss trend going viral on social media has made it harder to find a type of diabetes medication. The drugs Ozempic and Mounjaro are used to treat type 2 diabetes. The injections are shown to improve blood sugar levels and heart function, but doctors have more recently started prescribing them to help patients lose weight.
“This is a diabetic medicine, but it is different than insulin,” Dr. Stephen Ramirez told KENS. “It lowers your sugar, but there is a safety net so that my patients’ sugars don’t get too low.”
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Influencers and celebrities on TikTok are showing off their weight loss with before-and-after pictures, giving credit to the medication. Elon Musk credited Ozempic for helping him lose 30 pounds. An ad for the drug even cites weight loss as a benefit of the drug, saying the average person loses 12 pounds.
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