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Friday, April 14, 2023
The method of losing weight with the help of injections of the drug “Ozempic”, which is intended for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, has gained popularity recently.
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According to Russia Today, the Russian bariatric surgeon, Dr. Elena Schmidt, this method to get rid of excess weight, explaining that the use of medication without consulting a doctor can lead to serious consequences, especially cancer.
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Ozempic should not be taken if suffering from medical conditions, such as pancreatitis, some diagnoses related to the thyroid gland, and chronic heart failure.
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The surgery added that using the drug without consulting a doctor can lead to serious consequences, such as thyroid cancer, kidney failure, acute pancreatitis, and visual impairment.
And although the drug really helps to get rid of excess weight in the short term, after stopping the injections, the rates will return very quickly to what they were.