Diabetics face anxious wait as Ozempic shortages continue

Diabetics face anxious wait as Ozempic shortages continue

Leonie, 60, from Perth, is facing a life-changing diagnosis. “My life will be shortened and my quality of life will no longer be the same,” she said. Léonie learned that she had peripheral neuropathy, a type of nerve damage, in her feet. Léonie has nerve damage, likely caused by her inability to access Ozempic regularly.(ABC …

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Prescription of semaglutide has increased over the past year

Prescription of semaglutide has increased over the past year

Prescriptions for semaglutide jumped 150% in the past year, with an 80% increase in prescriptions written per provider, new data suggests. Among more than 350,000 prescribers in the national DrFirst network between December 2022 and June 2023, prescriptions for the Wegovy weight loss formulation increased sixfold while those for Ozempic, the lower dose version to …

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Fake Ozempic sent several people to hospital, health agency warns

Fake Ozempic sent several people to hospital, health agency warns

Austrian health authorities are the latest to warn the public to stay away from unreliable sources of semaglutide, the active ingredient in popular weight loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic, following recent reports of side effects serious problems linked to counterfeit products. Residents have reportedly been hospitalized with dangerously low blood sugar and seizures after taking …

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A Harvard study claims that eating red meat twice a week can increase the risk of diabetes

A Harvard study claims that eating red meat twice a week can increase the risk of diabetes

Previous studies have often found a link between red meat consumption and the risk of type 2 diabetes, but a new study by experts at Harvard University analyzed a large number of cases of type 2 diabetes among participants and claimed that people who They only eat two servings of red meat a week. It …

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